Florideophyceae - Corallinophycidae
Full reference: S. Teichert, W. Woelkerling, and A. Munnecke. 2019. Coralline red algae from the Silurian of Gotland indicate that the order Corallinales (Corallinophycidae, Rhodophyta) is much older than previously thought. Palaeontology 1-15
Parent taxon: Corallinaceae according to S. Teichert et al. 2019
Sister taxa: Amphiroideae, Bicorium, Chamberlainoideae, Corallinoideae, Dermatolithon, Goniolithon, Kymalithon, Leptolithophyllum, Lysvaella, Melobesieae, Mesolithon, Metagoniolithoideae, Neodasyporella, Neogoniolithoideae, Palaeophyllum, Palaeoporolithon, Palaeothamnium, Paleophyllum, Parakymalithon, Paralithoporella, Paraphyllum, Paraporolithon, Paulsilvella, Pomatophyllum, Siamporidium, Subterraniphyllum
Subtaxa: Aquirrea fluegelii
Ecology: stationary epifaunal "photoautotroph"
Distribution: found only at Visby area, Hogklint Beds, Gotland (Silurian of Sweden)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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