Species

Eocatenipora parallela (Schmidt, 1858)

Taxon description

Klaamann, 1966b

Corallum consists of narrow, long, bending, disjointed chains. The corallite walls very slightly convex, as a result of which the opposite walls seem almost parallel. Dimensions of corallites 0.8—1.0 X 1.0—1.4 mm. Walls about 0.1—0.2 mm thick. Tabulae thin, concave; interval 0.25—1.0 mm. Septal spinules not observed.

Type specimen data
Synonymy list
1858     Catenipora parallela n. sp. — Schmidt , pp. 229
1871     Halysites parallela Fr. Schmidt — Fischer-Benzon , pp. 20, fig. 2:10
1901     Halysites parallela Fr. Schm. — Wiman , pp. 185, fig. 7:3-5
1955     Halysites parallelus Schmidt — Buehler , pp. 38
1957     Quepora parallela (Schmidt) — Hamada , pp. 425
1966     Eocatenipora parallela (Fr. Schmidt, 1858) — Klaamann , pp. 27-28, fig. 6:7-8
Selection of related publications
Klaamann, E. R. 1966. The incommunicate tabulata of Estonia. ENSV TA Geoloogia Instituudi Uurimused 1-97. Eesti NSV TA Geoloogia Instituut.
Loading...
Classification
Organism groupBiota
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCnidaria
SubphylumAnthozoa
SubclassTabulata
OrderHalysitida
SuborderHalysitina
FamilyHalysitidae
SubfamilyCateniporinae
GenusEocatenipora
Speciesnicholsoni
parallela
vormsiensis
References based on distribution