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Nellia walasaraensis

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Quadricellariidae

Taxonomy

Nellia walasaraensis was named by Guha and Gopikrishna (2005). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

N. oscitans

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
2005	Nellia walasaraensis Guha and Gopikrishna

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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	walasaraensis	Guha and Gopikrishna 2005

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 walasaraensis Guha and Gopikrishna 2005

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

Age range: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Chattian or 33.90000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (2 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Oligocene	33.9 - 23.04	India	Nellia walasaraensis (178701)
Rupelian - Chattian	33.9 - 23.04	India (Gujarat)	Nellia walasaraensis (177174)