†Fisherites Finney and Nitecki 1979 (green algae)
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Chlorophyceae - Receptaculitidae
Full reference: S. C. Finney and M. H. Nitecki. 1979. Fisherites n. gen. reticulatus (Owen, 1844), a New Name for Receptaculites oweni Hall, 1861. Journal of Paleontology 53(3):750-753
Parent taxon: Receptaculitidae according to S. C. Finney and M. H. Nitecki 1979
Sister taxa: Calathida, Calathidae, Ischadites, Leptopoterion, Receptaculites, Soanites
Subtaxa: Fisherites reticulatus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (11: Manitoba, Nunavut, Ontario, Quebec collections), United States (1: Nevada)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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