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Plumatellidae

Phylactolaemata - Plumatellida - Plumatellidae

Taxonomy
Plumatellidae was named by Allman (1856). It is extant. Its type is Plumatella.

It was assigned to Plumatellida by Boardman et al. (1983).

Subtaxa
Australella, Plumatella (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Plumatellidae Allman
1983Plumatellidae Boardman et al. p. 301

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classPhylactolaemataAllman 1856
orderPlumatellidaPennak 1953
familyPlumatellidaeAllman 1856
familyPlumatellidaeAllman 1856

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.

Fm. Plumatellidae Allman 1856
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G. Australella Annandale 1910
G. Plumatella Lamarck 1852
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2004-02-28 11:36:37
Modified: 2007-09-18 04:40:36
Source: p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Kiessling 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013
Collections
No collection or age range data are available