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Smitticellaria
Taxonomy
Smitticellaria was named by Gordon and Taylor (1999) [Colony erect, branching in one plane, unjointed or with secondarily developed fractures at bifurcations that are secured by frontally produced rhizoids. Autozooids Cellaria-Wkt, with transversely bean-shaped opesia-orifices and proximal pivots. Avicularia vicarious, with one occurring on the upper side of each bifurcation and others scattered elsewhere. Ovicell with the opening small, occurring within the distal border of the matemal zooid.]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Cellariidae by Gordon and Taylor (1999).
It was assigned to Cellariidae by Gordon and Taylor (1999).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1999 | Smitticellaria Gordon and Taylor |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Smitticellaria Gordon and Taylor 1999
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†Smitticellaria morioriana Gordon and Taylor 1999
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013 | |||||
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Thanetian - Ypresian | New Zealand (Chatham Island) | S. morioriana (7221) |