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Bryopsidophyceae

Bryopsidophyceae

Taxonomy
Bryopsidophyceae was named by Round (1963).

It was assigned to Siphonophyta by Mancinelli et al. (2004); and to Chlorophyta by Kiessling (2004) and Kundal (2010).

Subtaxa
Caulerpales

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Bryopsidophyceae Round
2004Bryopsidophyceae Kiessling
2004Bryopsidophyceae Mancinelli et al. p. 107
2010Bryopsidophyceae Kundal

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Archaeplastida
—Chloroplastida
RankNameAuthor
phylumChlorophytaReichenbach 1834
classBryopsidophyceaeRound 1963
classBryopsidophyceaeRound 1963

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.

Cl. †Bryopsidophyceae Round 1963
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Or. Caulerpales Schaffner 1922
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G. †Carpathocodium Dragastan 1985
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†Carpathocodium anae Dragastan 1971
Fm. Caulerpaceae Kützing 1843
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G. Caulerpa Lamouroux 1809
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Caulerpa racemosa Forsskal 1775
G. †Margaretia Walcott 1931
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†Margaretia angustata Resser 1938
†Margaretia chamblessi Waggoner and Hagadorn 2004
†Margaretia dorus Walcott 1931
†Margaretia ramosa Resser and Howell 1938
†Margaretia stosei Resser and Howell 1938
G. Palaeosiphonium Elliott 1985
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Environment: lagoonal, coastal, inner shelf, marine, brackish, freshwaterp
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2007-10-23 02:26:17
Modified: 2007-10-23 04:26:17
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Dyeran to the top of the Holocene or 515.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 511.2 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Botomian - Lenian516.0 - 510.2Russian Federation Margaretia sp. (10018)
Dyeran515.3 - 511.2USA (California) Margaretia chamblessi (192227)
Dyeran515.3 - 511.2USA (Pennsylvania) Margaretia ramosa (226192) Margaretia sp. (9314) Margaretia stosei (226194) Margaretia stosei, Margaretia ramosa (192)
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5USA (Utah) Margaretia dorus (77218) Margaretia sp. (77219)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) Margaretia sp. (171308)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0USA (Idaho) Margaretia angustata (127485)
St Davids509.0 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) Margaretia dorus (122094) Margaretia sp. (122072)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Utah) Margaretia dorus (261 230679 230682) Margaretia sp. (56144)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Romania Carpathocodium anae (148857)
Hauterivian - Early/Lower Barremian132.9 - 125.45Romania Carpathocodium anae (148859)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Romania Palaeosiphonium convolvens (148831)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (New South Wales) Caulerpa racemosa (97408)