Florideophyceae - Corallinophycidae
Full reference: M. A. Howe. 1934. Eocene marine algae (Lithothamnieae) from the Sierra Blanca Limestone. Geological Society America Bulletin 45:507-518
Belongs to Lithothamnion according to J. H. Johnson and W. A. Stewart 1953
Sister taxa: Lithothamnion aggregatum, Lithothamnion andrusovi, Lithothamnion aucklandicum, Lithothamnion betieri, Lithothamnion bourcartii, Lithothamnion camarasae, Lithothamnion caravellense, Lithothamnion cardinellense, Lithothamnion concretum, Lithothamnion corallinaeforme, Lithothamnion corallioides, Lithothamnion crispallus, Lithothamnion crispatum, Lithothamnion crispithallus, Lithothamnion exuberans, Lithothamnion florea, Lithothamnion giammarinoi, Lithothamnion grahami, Lithothamnion ishigakensis, Lithothamnion libanum, Lithothamnion luxurum, Lithothamnion magnum, Lithothamnion manni, Lithothamnion meganosium, Lithothamnion microphyllum, Lithothamnion minervae, Lithothamnion moreti, Lithothamnion muelleri, Lithothamnion nannosporum, Lithothamnion nummuliticum, Lithothamnion obstrusum, Lithothamnion operculatum, Lithothamnion orbiculatum, Lithothamnion ponzonense, Lithothamnion praefruticulosum, Lithothamnion ramosissimum, Lithothamnion romosissimum, Lithothamnion roveretoi, Lithothamnion saxorum, Lithothamnion suganum, Lithothamnion tectifons, Lithothamnion undulatum, Lithothamnion valens, Lithothamnion validum, Lithothamnion wallisium, Lithothamnium aggregatum, Lithothamnium montainvillense, Lithothamnium bourcarti, Lithothamnium torulosum, Lithothamnium macrosporangicum, Lithothamnium cuvillieri, Lithothamnium ladronicum, Lithothamnium trinidadensum, Lithothamnium pentagonum, Lithothamnium pecki, Lithothamnium disarmonicum, Lithothamnium prascoi, Lithothamnium parvulum, Lithothamnium ramosissimum, Lithothamnium lacroixi, Lithothamnium subtile, Lithothamnium moreti, Lithothamnium gaschei, Lithothamnium operculatum, Lithothamnium saxorum, Lithothamnium bofilli, Lithothamnium viallii, Lithothamnium praefruticulosum, Lithothamnium microcellulosum, Lithothamnium malthi, Lithothamnium aucklandicum, Lithothamnium microphyllum, Lithothamnium nitidum, Lithothamnium alasanii, Lithothamnium laminosum, Lithothamnium raoi, Lithothamnium saipanense
Type specimen: Its type locality is LSJU locality 930, Indian Creek, which is in a Ypresian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Sierra Blanca Formation of California
Distribution: found only at Byron Quadrangle
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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