Order Caulerpales Schaffner 1922 (green algae)
Bryopsidophyceae - Caulerpales
Parent taxon: Bryopsidophyceae according to B. Senowbari-Daryan and V. Zamparelli 2005
See also Taylor et al. 2008 and Waggoner and Hagadorn 2004
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Carpathocodium Caulerpaceae Palaeosiphonium
Ecology: stationary epifaunal "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Romania (3)
• Delamaran of United States (2: Utah)
• Cambrian of Canada (3: British Columbia), the Russian Federation (1), United States (10: California, Idaho, Pennsylvania, Utah)
Total: 20 collections including 21 occurrences