Algebraic models for shell-like quarteting of nucleons

Algebraic models are proposed for the description of the shell-like quarteting of the nucleons both on the phenomenologic and on the semimicroscopic levels. In the previous one the quartet is considered as a structureless object, while in the latter one its constituents are treated explicitely. The excitation spectrum is generated by the SU(3) formalism in both cases. An application to the $^{20}$Ne nucleus is presented.