| Source Data | |
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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Gymnolaemata : Cheilostomatida : Quadricellariidae : Nellia : Nellia tenella |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Gymnolaemata : Cheilostomata : Quadricellariidae : Nellia : Nellia tenella |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
(PBDB,GBIF) | |
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| Generic Name | Nellia |
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| Scientific Name | Nellia tenella (Lamarck, 1816) |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Nellia tenella | species | belongs to Cellaria | stated with evidence | Lamarck, 1816 | | Nellia tenella | species | belongs to Farcimia | stated with evidence | Canu, 1907 | | Nellia tenella | species | belongs to Nellia | stated with evidence | Cheetham, 1962 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 41.3 - 38.0 Ma
Eocene |
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| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Cheilostomata) |
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| Vision | blind (based on Gymnolaemata) |
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| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Cheilostomata) |
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| Reproduction | oviparous, brooding (based on Cheilostomata) |
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| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Quadricellariidae) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. H. Cheetham. 1962. Eocene bryozoa from the McBean Formation in Georgia. Micropaleontology 8(3):323-336 |
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| Cheetham A. H. (1962) Eocene bryozoa from the McBean Formation in Georgia, Micropaleontology 8 3, 323-336 |
| Brown D. A. (1956) Some Pliocene Polyzoa from South Australia, Annals and Magazine of Natural History 9 104, 593-611 doi:10.1080/00222935608655864 |
| Liu J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Winston, J. E. and F. J. Maturo Jr. 2009. Bryozoans (Ectoprocta) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1147–1164 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Winston, J. E. and F. J. Maturo Jr. (2009) Bryozoans (Ectoprocta) of the Gulf of Mexico, - via Catalogue of Life |
Nellia tenella
