Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Gymnocodium gracile

Rhodophyceae - Gymnocodiaceae

Taxonomy
Gymnocodium gracile was named by Korde (1965). Its type specimen is PIN 2307/2 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dorasham 2, Khachik Fm, Dzhulfa Gorge, Arax River, which is in a Capitanian marine limestone in the Khachik Formation of Azerbaijan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Gymnocodium gracile Korde p. 269 figs. Pl 53, figs 4-6; pl 50c,d

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomRhodoplantaeSaunders and Hommersand 2004
phylumRhodophytaWettstein 1922
classRhodophyceaeRuprecht 1851
RankNameAuthor
familyGymnocodiaceaeElliot 1955
genusGymnocodiumPia 1927
speciesgracile

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.

Gymnocodium gracile Korde 1965
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Architecture: porousc
Environment: coastal, inner shelf, marinec
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: "photoautotroph"f
Created: 2007-09-07 10:01:19
Modified: 2007-09-07 12:01:19
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Capitanian or 264.28000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Azerbaijan Gymnocodium gracile (type locality: 116780)