Collenia occidentalis (Dawson) C.Walcott 1914

Publication Details
Collenia occidentalis (Dawson) C.Walcott 1914: 111, pl. 15: figs. 1-6 (as 'occidentale')

Published in: Walcott, C.D. (1914). Cambrian geology and paleontology III. No. 2. — Pre-Cambrian Algonkian algal flora. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 64(2): 77-162, plates 4-23.

Request PDF

Publication date: 22 July 1914

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Collenia is Collenia undosa C.Walcott.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cryptozoon occidentale Dawson.

Source of Synonymy
Rezak, R. (1957). Stromatolites of the Belt Series in Glacier National Park and vicinity, Montana. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 294(D): 127-167, figures 49-55, plates 18-24.

Basionym
Cryptozoon occidentale Dawson

Fossil
Described as a fossil.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), western.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 19 March 2017 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.

Last updated: 25 April 2023

Verification of Data
Users are responsible for verifying the accuracy of information before use, as noted on the website Content page.

Nomenclatural note
Its Basionym is Cryptozoon occidentale Dawson 1897, Can. Rec. Sc. 7: 208, fig. 3 [INA] - (19 March 2017) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda

Linking to this page: https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=163453

Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 April 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 June 2025

Currently in AlgaeBase: