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Pterocella alata

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Catenicellidae

Taxonomy
Catenicella alata was named by Wyville Thomson (1858). It is extant.

It was recombined as Pterocella alata by Levinsen (1909).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Catenicella alata Wyville Thomson
1909Pterocella alata Levinsen

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
RankNameAuthor
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderNeocheilostominad'Hondt 1985
superfamilyCatenicelloideaBusk 1852
familyCatenicellidaeBusk 1852
genusPterocellaLevinsen 1909
speciesalata(Wyville Thomson 1858)

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.

Pterocella alata Wyville Thomson 1858
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: intermediate Mg calcitef
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Brooding: yeso
Created: 2008-02-26 04:54:07
Modified: 2008-02-27 04:16:07
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Smith et al. 2006

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 23.04000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Australia (Victoria) Pterocella alata (174192 174193 174195 174197 174199 174201 174202 174211 174212)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) Pterocella alata (174189)