Hydrozoa - The World Hydrozoa Database - Crypthelia vetusta Wells, 1977 †

Hydrozoa taxon details

Crypthelia vetusta Wells, 1977 †

AphiaID

526964 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:526964)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Crypthelia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849

Original name

Crypthelia vetusta Wells, 1977 †

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Wells JW. (1977). Eocene Corals from Eua, Tonga. <em>Geological Society of America Special Paper.</em> 640-G: G1–G18. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Crypthelia vetusta Wells, 1977 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Hydrozoa/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=526964 on 2026-06-27

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-09-24 14:30:52Z

created

Cairns, Stephen

2021-04-30 08:07:07Z

changed

Hoeksema, Bert

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original description Wells JW. (1977). Eocene Corals from Eua, Tonga. <em>Geological Society of America Special Paper.</em> 640-G: G1–G18. [details]

Definitions

To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (5 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (Holotype USNM 208297)