Onychocellidae is a family of bryozoans belonging to the order Cheilostomatida.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Bryozoa |
| Class: | Gymnolaemata |
| Order: | Cheilostomatida |
| Family: | Onychocellidae |
Many different descendant species across the world resemble this extinct family. Some examples are N. clarkei and N. cribiforma which can be found in Australia,[2] Floridina stellata and Onychocella ariyalurensis in Southern India,[3] and Onychocella rowei and Onychocella mimosa in Belarus.[4] While this family is extinct, it evolved to form new species that are all over the world and continue to resemble it.
Genera
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Genera:[1]
- Aechmella Canu & Bassler, 1917
- Aechmellina Taylor, Martha & Gordon, 2018
- Cheethamia Shaw, 1967
References
edit- ^ a b "Onychocellidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ Sonar, Mohan A.; Kadu, Gaurav K.; Wayal, Dnyaneshwar V. (1 April 2023). "Onychocellidae (Bryozoa) from the Maastrichtian Kallankurichchi Formation, Ariyalur Group, southern India". Cretaceous Research. 144: 105432. Bibcode:2023CrRes.14405432S. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105432.
- ^ Schmidt, Rolf; Bone, Yvonne (1 January 2004). "Australian Cainozoic Bryozoa, 1: Nudicella gen. nov. (Onychocellidae, Cheilostomata): taxonomy, palaeoenvironments and biogeography". Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology. 28 (1): 185–203. Bibcode:2004Alch...28..185S. doi:10.1080/03115510408619281. S2CID 84904797.
- ^ Koromyslova, A. V. (1 May 2014). "Morphological features and systematic position of the bryozoans Onychocella rowei and O. mimosa (Cheilostomata) from a Campanian erratic block (Belarus)". Paleontological Journal. 48 (3): 275–286. Bibcode:2014PalJ...48..275K. doi:10.1134/s0031030114030137. S2CID 89261158.