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Fredericellidae

Phylactolaemata - Plumatellida - Fredericellidae

Taxonomy
Fredericellidae was named by Allman (1856). It is extant. Its type is Fredericella.

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

Subtaxa
Fredericella (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Fredericellidae Allman
1983Fredericellidae 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
familyFredericellidaeAllman 1856
familyFredericellidaeAllman 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. Fredericellidae Allman 1856
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G. Fredericella Allman 1884
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: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available