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Petraliella Canu & Bassler, 1927

AphiaID

415799 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:415799)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Escharella bisinuata Smitt, 1873 accepted as Petraliella bisinuata (Smitt, 1873)

Parent

Petraliidae Levinsen, 1909

Synonymised names

Hippopetraliella Stach, 1936 · unaccepted

Serripetraliella Stach, 1936 · unaccepted

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Species Petraliella africana (Cook, 1967)
Species Petraliella bisinuata (Smitt, 1873)
Species Petraliella buski Stach, 1936
Species Petraliella calceata Winston & Jackson, 2023
Species Petraliella concinna (Hincks, 1891)
Species Petraliella crassocirca Canu & Bassler, 1929
Species Petraliella dentilabris (Ortmann, 1892)
Species Petraliella dorsiporosa (Busk, 1884)
Species Petraliella elongata Canu & Bassler, 1929
Species Petraliella globulata Chae, Kil & Seo, 2016
Species Petraliella intermediata Gordon, 1984
Species Petraliella magna (d'Orbigny, 1852)
Species Petraliella marginata Canu & Bassler, 1928
Species Petraliella megafera Guha & Gopikrishna, 2007
Species Petraliella serratilabrosa (Harmer, 1957)
Species Petraliella snelliusi (d'Hondt, 1983)
Species Petraliella umbonata Okada & Mawatari, 1937
Species Petraliella albirostris Canu & Bassler, 1927 accepted as Mucropetraliella albirostris (Canu & Bassler, 1927) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Petraliella arafurensis Stach, 1936 accepted as Petraliella buski Stach, 1936 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Petraliella chuakensis Waters, 1913 accepted as Petraliella dentilabris (Ortmann, 1892) (Subjective junior synonym)
Species Petraliella hastingsae (Stach, 1936) accepted as Petraliella dentilabris (Ortmann, 1892)
Species Petraliella vultur (Hincks, 1882) accepted as Mucropetraliella vultur (Hincks, 1882) (Superseded combination)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Bock, P.; Figuerola, B. (2026). World List of Bryozoa. Petraliella Canu & Bassler, 1927. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=415799 on 2026-06-15

Taxonomic edit history

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2009-09-23 14:01:30Z

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2010-04-26 09:57:57Z

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Bock, Phil

2018-12-08 05:59:16Z

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Bock, Phil

2020-01-16 13:02:59Z

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Bock, Phil

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Nomenclature

original description (of Hippopetraliella Stach, 1936) Stach, L. W. (1936). Studies on Recent Petraliidae (Bryozoa). <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 19: 355-379. [details]

original description (of Serripetraliella Stach, 1936) Stach, L. W. (1936). Studies on Recent Petraliidae (Bryozoa). <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 19: 355-379. [details]