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Protaraea procella

Anthozoa - Heliolitida - Coccoserididae

Taxonomy
Protaraea procella was named by Mõtus and Zaika (2012). It is not extant. Its type specimen is GIT 548-21, a skeleton. Its type locality is Vasalemma, North Estonia, Vasalemma Fm, which is in an Ordovician reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Vasalemma Formation of Estonia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Protaraea procella Mõtus and Zaika

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderHeliolitidaFrech 1897
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyCoccoseridicaeKiaer 1899
familyCoccoserididaeKiaer 1899
genusProtaraeaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1851
speciesprocella

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Protaraea procella Mõtus and Zaika 2012
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubc
Locomotion: stationarysubc
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Diet 2: photosymbioticsubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:11
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:53:41
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Ordovician or 458.20000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Ordovician458.2 - 443.1Estonia Protaraea procella (type locality: 144443)