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Cellaria daniana

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Cellariidae

Taxonomy
Cellaria daniana was named by López-Gappa et al. (2025). Its type specimen is MCS-Pi 1, an other (One incomplete internode), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cerro Azul 2, which is in a Danian coastal mudstone/gypsum in the Roca Formation of Argentina. It is the type species of Cellaria.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2025Cellaria daniana López-Gappa et al. pp. 187-188 fig. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
RankNameAuthor
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderNeocheilostominad'Hondt 1985
superfamilyCellarioideaFleming 1828
familyCellariidaeHincks 1880
genusCellariaEllis and Solander 1786
speciesdaniana

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.

Cellaria daniana López-Gappa et al. 2025
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. López-Gappa et al. 2025Colony consisting of 7–8 alternate longitudinal series of zooids. Opesia-orifice with one pair of wedeveloped proximal condyles, distal teeth connected by a conspicuous, concave ridge. Avicularia vicarious, about the same size of autozooids, opesia subcircular, without condyles or mandibular pivots, rostrum lanceolate, with acute tip, pointing distally, rostral cryptocyst depressed, concave, with a distal pore.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Brooding: yeso
Created: 2008-02-26 04:56:20
Modified: 2008-02-27 04:16:48
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Danian or 66.00000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Neuquén) Cellaria daniana (type locality: 275733)