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Meliceritites angulosa

Stenolaemata - Melicerititida - Eleidae

Taxonomy
Nodelea angulosa was named by d'Orbigny (1853).

It was recombined as Meliceritites angulosa by Voigt (1924).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. fungiformis, M. haimeana, M. irregularis, M. ornata, M. royana, M. semiclausa, M. tuberosa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Nodelea angulosa d'Orbigny
1924Meliceritites angulosa Voigt p. 168 figs. Pl 4, fig 10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderMelicerititida
familyEleidaed'Orbigny 1852
genusMelicerititesRömer 1840
speciesangulosa(d'Orbigny 1853)

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.

†Meliceritites angulosa d'Orbigny 1853
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-18 02:11:14
Modified: 2010-02-15 07:19:29
Source: c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Kiessling 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Smith et al. 2006
Collections
No collection or age range data are available