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Cristatella

Phylactolaemata - Plumatellida - Cristatellidae

Taxonomy
Cristatella was named by Cuvier (1798). It is extant. It is the type genus of Cristatellidae.

It was assigned to Phylactolaemata by Bassler (1953); to Bryozoa by Astrova and Morozova (1956); and to Cristatellidae by Boardman et al. (1983).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1798Cristatella Cuvier
1953Cristatella Bassler p. G234
1956Cristatella Astrova and Morozova p. 303
1983Cristatella Boardman et al. p. 303

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classPhylactolaemataAllman 1856
orderPlumatellidaPennak 1953
familyCristatellidaeAllman 1856
genusCristatellaCuvier 1798

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. Cristatella Cuvier 1798
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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: Kiessling 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013
Collections
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