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Melicerita

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Cellariidae

Taxonomy
Melicerita was named by Milne-Edwards (1836) [Sepkoski's age data: K Sn T Plio]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Cheilostomata by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cellariidae by Brown (1952), Bassler (1953), Brown (1958) and Schmidt (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Melicerita Milne-Edwards
1952Melicerita Brown
1953Melicerita Bassler p. G178
1958Melicerita Brown
2002Melicerita Sepkoski
2003Melicerita Schmidt

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderNeocheilostominad'Hondt 1985
superfamilyCellarioideaFleming 1828
familyCellariidaeHincks 1880
genusMeliceritaMilne-Edwards 1836

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. Melicerita Milne-Edwards 1836
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available