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Carpathoporella occidentalis

Anthozoa - Gorgonacea

Taxonomy
Carpathoporella occidentalis was named by Dragastan (1967). It is not extant. It is the type species of Carpathoporella.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Carpathoporella occidentalis Dragastan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassOctocorallia
RankNameAuthor
orderGorgonaceaLamouroux 1816
genusCarpathoporellaDragastan 1967
speciesoccidentalisDragastan 1967

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.

Carpathoporella occidentalis Dragastan 1967
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-11 22:09:29
Modified: 2009-05-12 00:09:29
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Hauterivian or 132.90000 to 121.40000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4France Carpathoporella occidentalis (149807)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0France Carpathoporella occidentalis (149337)
Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian129.4 - 122.46Iran Carpathoporella occidentalis (210071)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Romania Carpathoporella occidentalis (146235 146241 146242 146251)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46France Carpathoporella occidentalis (149808)