Parent taxon: Chlorophyta according to P. K. Misra and P. Kumar 1988
See also Andrews 1970 and Lakhanpal et al. 1976
Sister taxa: Amgaella, Bryopsidophyceae, Calathella, Caulerpites, Charophyceae, Chlorophyceae, Chuariophyceae, Dasycladophyceae, Doushantuophyton, Fuxianospira, Laenigma, Lanceoforma, Megaspirella, Microfasta, Monostysisyrinaceae, Palaeomastigocladus, Parallelphyton, Physophycus, Proterotainia, Pseudopalaeoporella, Retephycus, Schizosporis, Sgrossoella, Sinocylindra, Sinophyllum, Sphaeroporella, Spheroporella, Tetrasporaceae, Thaumatoporellales, Timanella, Ulvophyceae, Walcottophycus, Yakutina
Subtaxa: Indopolia satyavanti
Ecology: stationary epifaunal "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Eocene of Iraq (2 collections)
• Paleocene of China (5), India (5), Oman (3)
• Cretaceous of India (1)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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