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Hederella magna (Hall, 1883)

Hederella magna
Hederella magna

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Bryozoa
Class: Stenolaemata
Order: Tubulioporata
Family: Hederellidae
Genus: Hederella
Species: Hederella magna (Hall, 1883)

Information

Geological Range

Middle Devonian

Paleogeographic Distribution

Wisconsin

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Milwaukee Formation
Lindworm Member

References

Hall (1883): p. 195.

Hall (1883, 1884): p. 55.

Hall and Simpson (1887): p. 280.

Whiteaves (1898): p. 382.

Cleland (1911): p. 55.

Remarks

From Cleland (1911, p. 55): “The zoarium consists of an axial tube from which proceeed simple tubular cells having a length of 2 to 3 mm, and a diamater of about 1 mm.”

Online Resources

Biodiversity Heritage Library

Media

Images

Photograph of fossil of Hederalla magna (MPM P16154)
Hederalla magna from the Milwaukee Fm. (Lindwurm Mbr.) of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (MPM P15717).

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