Kymalithon Lemoine and Emberger 1967 (red algae)

Florideophyceae - Corallinophycidae

Parent taxon: Corallinaceae according to P.K. Misra et al. 2001

See also Kiessling 2003

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

Subtaxa: Kymalithon belgicum

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal "photoautotroph"

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of France (2 collections), Hungary (3), Spain (1)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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