Archaeolithophyllum asymmetricum Corrochano et al. 2013 (red algae)

Florideophyceae - Cryptonemiales - Archaeolithophyllaceae

Full reference: D. Corrochano, D. Vachard, and I. Armenteros. 2013. New insights on the red alga Archaeolithophyllum and its preservation from the Pennsylvanian of the Cantabrian Zone (NW Spain). Facies 59:949-967

Belongs to Archaeolithophyllum according to D. Corrochano et al. 2013

Sister taxon: Archaeolithophyllum missouriensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal "photoautotroph"

Distribution: found only at Salamon Gold District, Lois-Ciguera sector of the Cantabrian Zone, Bachende Fm (Carboniferous of Spain)

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