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Graphularia longissima

Anthozoa - Pennatulacea

Taxonomy
Graphularia longissima was named by Squires (1958). Its type locality is GS 484, S127 Pigeon Rock, which is in a Waitakian shallow subtidal limestone in the Otekaike Formation of New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Graphularia longissima Squires

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassOctocorallia
RankNameAuthor
orderPennatulacea
genusGraphularia
specieslongissima

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.

†Graphularia longissima Squires 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalg
Diet: microcarnivoreg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-09 13:37:43
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:51
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Runangan to the top of the Late/Upper Oligocene or 36.00000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Runangan36.0 - 34.3New Zealand Graphularia longissima (89074)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03New Zealand Graphularia longissima (67855)
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (Otago) Graphularia longissima (85548)
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand Graphularia longissima (type locality: 89072)