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Margaretia dorus

Bryopsidophyceae - Caulerpales - Caulerpaceae

Taxonomy
Margaretia dorus was named by Walcott (1931). It is not extant. It is the type species of Margaretia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Margaretia dorus Walcott pp. 2-3 figs. plate 1, figs 1-6
1994Margaretia dorus Briggs et al.

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
phylumChlorophytaReichenbach 1834
RankNameAuthor
classBryopsidophyceaeRound 1963
orderCaulerpalesSchaffner 1922
familyCaulerpaceaeKützing 1843
genusMargaretiaWalcott 1931
speciesdorusWalcott 1931

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.

Margaretia dorus Walcott 1931
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: no hard partsg
Environment: lagoonal, coastal, inner shelf, marine, brackish, freshwaterp
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalg
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2009-10-08 23:19:01
Modified: 2009-10-09 01:19:01
Source: g = genus, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the St Davids to the top of the Marjumian or 509.00000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5USA (Utah) Margaretia dorus (77218)
St Davids509.0 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) Margaretia dorus (122094)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Utah) Margaretia dorus (261 230679 230682)