Paleophyllum Billings 1858 (red algae)

Florideophyceae - Corallinophycidae

Parent taxon: Corallinaceae according to A. M. Blazer 1975

Sister taxa: Amphiroideae, Aquirrea, Bicorium, Chamberlainoideae, Corallinoideae, Dermatolithon, Goniolithon, Kymalithon, Leptolithophyllum, Lysvaella, Melobesieae, Mesolithon, Metagoniolithoideae, Neodasyporella, Neogoniolithoideae, Palaeophyllum, Palaeoporolithon, Palaeothamnium, Parakymalithon, Paralithoporella, Paraphyllum, Paraporolithon, Paulsilvella, Pomatophyllum, Siamporidium, Subterraniphyllum

Subtaxa: none

Type: Paleophyllum hashimoto

Ecology: stationary epifaunal "photoautotroph"

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Canada (1: Quebec collection), the Russian Federation (2), United States (3: California)

Total: 6 collections including 7 occurrences

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