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Simplicidium smithii

Gymnolaemata - Ctenostomata - Arachnidiidae

Taxonomy
Cellaria smithii was named by Phillips (1829). It is the type species of Simplicidium.

It was recombined as Simplicidium smithii by Todd et al. (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Cellaria smithii Phillips
1997Simplicidium smithii Todd et al. p. 206

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCtenostomataBusk 1852
familyArachnidiidaeHincks 1880
genusSimplicidium
speciessmithii(Phillips 1829)

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.

Simplicidium smithii Phillips 1829
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: aragonitec
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-18 02:38:08
Modified: 2010-02-11 02:11:32
Source: c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Smith et al. 2006, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available