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Kamaena

Chlorophyceae - Dasycladales - Beresellaceae

Taxonomy
Kamaena was named by Antropov (1967). It is not extant. Its type is Kamaena delicata.

It was assigned to Palaeobereselleae by Adams and Al-Zahrani (2000); and to Palaeoberesellidae by Kiessling (2003).

Species
K. delicata (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Kamaena Antropov
2000Kamaena Adams and Al-Zahrani
2003Kamaena Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Archaeplastida
—Chloroplastida
phylumChlorophytaReichenbach 1834
RankNameAuthor
classChlorophyceaeKützing 1843
orderDasycladalesKützing 1860
familyBeresellaceaeDeloffre 1988
tribePalaeobereselleaeMamet and Roux 1974
genusKamaenaAntropov 1967

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Kamaena Antropov 1967
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†Kamaena delicata Antropov 1967
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Architecture: porouso
Environment: coastal, inner shelf, oligotrophic, hypersaline, marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: "photoautotroph"o
Created: 2006-07-05 08:29:01
Modified: 2007-10-05 06:09:29
Source: o = order, p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Wenlock to the top of the Westphalian D or 432.90000 to 307.40000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7India K. sp. (36257)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Germany K. sp. (25365)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Germany K. sp. (227413)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Czechia (Moravia) K. spp. (39162 39163 39166 39343 39628 39632 39635 39672)
Frasnian - Famennian382.31 - 358.86Czechia (Moravia) K. spp. (39336)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Belgium (Liege) K. sp. (75672)
Visean - Serpukhovian346.7 - 323.4France K. sp. (226720 226721 226722)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9United Kingdom (England) K. sp. (76085)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9Ireland K. delicata (76709)
Asbian - Brigantian339.9 - 330.3Ireland K. sp. (73468)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.4Mexico (Sonora) K. sp. (76170)