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Moyerella

Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Arthrostylidae

Taxonomy
Moyerella was named by Nekhoroshev (1956). Its type is Meyerella stellata.

It was assigned to Cryptostomata by Sepkoski (2002); to Nematotrypidae by Ernst and Carrera (2008) and Jiménez-Sánchez (2009); and to Arthrostylidae by Ernst et al. (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Moyerella Nekhoroshev
2002Moyerella Sepkoski
2008Moyerella Ernst and Carrera p. 1121
2009Moyerella Jiménez-Sánchez
2019Moyerella Ernst et al. p. 639

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderCryptostomataVine 1884
suborderRhabdomesinaAstrova and Morozova 1956
familyArthrostylidaeUlrich 1882
genusMoyerellaNekhoroshev 1956

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. †Moyerella Nekhoroshev 1956
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Moyerella parva Ernst et al. 2019
Moyerella spinata Ernst and Carrera 2008
Moyerella stellata Nekhoroshev 1956
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: Smith et al. 2006, Kiessling 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Katian to the top of the Aeronian or 453.00000 to 438.50000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Argentina M. spinata (84869)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Spain (Zaragoza) M. sp. (154242 173665 173673 173674 173675 173676)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Spain (Aragon) M. sp. (173678)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8Norway M. robusta (14322)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.4 - 438.5Russian Federation (Siberia) M. stellata (206465 206484 206542 206543 206560)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Russian Federation (Siberia) M. stellata (206317 206319)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5USA (New York) M. parva (202121)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Norway M. magma (14315)