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Kymella

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Buffonellodidae

Taxonomy
Kymella was named by Canu and Bassler (1917). It is extant.

It was assigned to Cyclicoporidae by Bassler (1953); and to Buffonellodidae by Gordon (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Kymella Canu and Bassler
1953Kymella Bassler p. G194
2012Kymella Gordon p. 12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderNeocheilostominad'Hondt 1985
superfamilySchizoporelloideaJullien 1883
familyBuffonellodidaeGordon and d'Hondt 1997
genusKymellaCanu and Bassler 1917

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.

G. Kymella Canu and Bassler 1917
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: intermediate Mg calciteo
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Brooding: yeso
Created: 2007-09-18 02:46:35
Modified: 2008-02-27 09:01:45
Source: o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013
Collections
No collection or age range data are available