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Protaraea richmondensis

Anthozoa - Heliolitida - Coccoserididae

Taxonomy
Protaraea richmondensis was named by Foerste (1909).

Subspecies

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Protaraea richmondensis Foerste

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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
speciesrichmondensisFoerste 1909

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 richmondensis Foerste 1909
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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: base of the Ashgill to the top of the Richmondian or 449.50000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (49 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maysvillian - Richmondian450.2 - 445.5USA (Ohio) Protaraea richmondensis (351)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Ontario) Protaraea richmondensis (173012 173014 173134 173319)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Ohio) Protaraea richmondensis (354 72551 72567 72568 72569 72571 72573 72575 72576 72581 72583 72584 72868 72869 72883 72885 72886 72950 173149)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Michigan) Protaraea richmondensis (75972 173081)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Indiana) Protaraea richmondensis (72432 72433 72436 72440 72444 72447 72450 72455 72457 72459 72461 72463 72519 72527 72528 72532 72533 73090)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Kentucky) Protaraea richmondensis (37833 72689 72690 72691)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1USA (Kentucky) Protaraea richmondensis (24034)