Florideophyceae - Corallinophycidae
Belongs to Lithophyllum according to M.M. Hamad 2008
See also Studencki 1988
Sister taxa: Lithophyllum albanense, Lithophyllum anguineum, Lithophyllum bassanense, Lithophyllum besalotos, Lithophyllum bonyense, Lithophyllum capederi, Lithophyllum corculumis, Lithophyllum dentatum, Lithophyllum ghorabi, Lithophyllum heteromorphum, Lithophyllum incrustans, Lithophyllum indicum, Lithophyllum intumescens, Lithophyllum kamptneri, Lithophyllum lateporatum, Lithophyllum ligusticum, Lithophyllum lithothamnioides, Lithophyllum maemongense, Lithophyllum microsporum, Lithophyllum minimum, Lithophyllum nitorum, Lithophyllum perrandoi, Lithophyllum personatum, Lithophyllum profundum, Lithophyllum pseudoamphiroa, Lithophyllum quadrangulum, Lithophyllum quadratum, Lithophyllum royoi, Lithophyllum sierraeblancae, Lithophyllum simplex, Lithophyllum vicetinum
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Egypt (3 collections)
• Pliocene of Egypt (7)
• Miocene of Egypt (25), Guam (10), Israel (19), Lebanon (7), Malta (2), Poland (3), Spain (1)
Total: 77 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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