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Nellia quadrangularis

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Quadricellariidae

Taxonomy

Nellia quadrangularis was named by Tewari and Srivastava (1967). It is not extant. Its type locality is Miani Brown Marl: Bryozoa and associated species, which is in a Burdigalian marine marl in India.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

N. oscitans

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1967	Nellia quadrangularis Tewari and Srivastava

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
—	Lophophorata

Rank	Name	Author
phylum	Bryozoa	Ehrenberg 1831
class	Gymnolaemata	Allman 1856
order	Cheilostomata	Busk 1859
family	Quadricellariidae	Gordon 1984
genus	Nellia	Busk 1852
species	quadrangularis	Tewari and Srivastava 1967

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.

†Nellia quadrangularis Tewari and Srivastava 1967

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Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

high Mg calcitef

Environment:

marineuc

Locomotion:

stationaryo

Attached:

yeso

Life habit:

epifaunalo

Diet:

suspension feedero

Vision:

blindc

Reproduction:

oviparouso

Brooding:

yeso

Created:

2008-02-27 06:37:50

Modified:

2008-02-27 08:37:50

Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade

References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Smith et al. 2006, Bock 2006

Age range: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Burdigalian or 33.90000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (7 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Oligocene	33.9 - 23.04	India	Nellia quadrangularis (178701)
Rupelian - Chattian	33.9 - 23.04	India (Gujarat)	Nellia quadrangularis (177174)
Aquitanian	23.04 - 20.45	India (Gujarat)	Nellia quadrangularis (177173)
Early/Lower Miocene	23.04 - 15.98	India	Nellia quadrangularis (178702 178703)
Burdigalian	20.45 - 15.98	India (Gujarat)	Nellia quadrangularis (type locality: 46306 177172)