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Cellaria variabilis

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Cellariidae

Taxonomy
Salicornaria variabilis was named by Busk (1884). It is extant.

It was recombined as Cellaria variabilis by Stach (1936).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. bassleri, C. belensis, C. distincta, C. salicornia, C. tenuata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Salicornaria variabilis Busk
1936Cellaria variabilis Stach

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
RankNameAuthor
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderNeocheilostominad'Hondt 1985
superfamilyCellarioideaFleming 1828
familyCellariidaeHincks 1880
genusCellariaEllis and Solander 1786
speciesvariabilis(Busk 1884)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Brooding: yeso
Created: 2008-02-26 04:56:20
Modified: 2008-02-27 04:16:48
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Cenozoic or 66.00000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenozoic66.0 - 0.0Australia (Victoria) Cellaria variabilis (174185 174186 174187 174188)