Cystisella elegantula (d'Orbigny, 1851)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cystisella elegantula (d'Orbigny, 1851)
- Name authority
- (d'Orbigny, 1851)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Bryozoa
- Class
- Gymnolaemata
- Order
- Cheilostomatida
- Family
- Bryocryptellidae
- Genus
- Cystisella
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumBryozoa
- classGymnolaemata Allman, 1856
- orderCheilostomatida Busk, 1852
- suborderFlustrina Smitt, 1868
- superfamilyLepralielloidea Vigneaux, 1949
- familyBryocryptellidae Vigneaux, 1949
- genusCystisella Canu & Bassler, 1917
- speciesCystisella elegantula (d'Orbigny, 1851)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cystisella. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Cystisella bicornis Osburn, 1952 | BryocryptellidaeBryozoa | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Canu, F., & Bassler, R. S. (1920). North American early Tertiary Bryozoa. United States National Museum Bulletin, 106: 1–879. (2 vols.). https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.1142 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:33PM8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.