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Foliophycus

Rhodophyceae

Taxonomy
Foliophycus was named by Johnson (1960). It is not extant. Its type is Foliophycus llanoensis.

It was assigned to Rhodophyceae by Kiessling (2003).

Species
F. llanoensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Foliophycus Johnson
2003Foliophycus Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomRhodoplantaeSaunders and Hommersand 2004
phylumRhodophytaWettstein 1922
RankNameAuthor
classRhodophyceaeRuprecht 1851
genusFoliophycusJohnson 1960

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. †Foliophycus Johnson 1960
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†Foliophycus llanoensis Johnson 1960
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Architecture: porousc
Environment: coastal, inner shelf, marinec
Locomotion: stationaryc
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: "photoautotroph"c
Created: 2006-07-05 08:27:21
Modified: 2006-07-05 10:27:21
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Bashkirian to the top of the Virgilian or 323.20000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bashkirian323.2 - 315.2Algeria F. sp. (76886)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Iowa) F. sp. (217128)