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Lithothamnion orbiculatum

Florideophyceae - Hapalidiales - Corallinophycidae

Taxonomy
Lithothamnion orbiculatum was named by Foslie (1895). It is extant.

It was recombined as Lithophyllum orbiculatum by Foslie (1900) and Braga and Aguirre (1995).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Lithothamnion orbiculatum Foslie
1900Lithophyllum orbiculatum Foslie
1995Lithophyllum orbiculatum Braga and Aguirre
2001Lithothamnion orbiculatum Misra et al. p. 322

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomRhodoplantaeSaunders and Hommersand 2004
phylumRhodophytaWettstein 1922
subphylumEurhodophytina
classFlorideophyceaeCronquist 1960
RankNameAuthor
familyCorallinophycidae()
orderHapalidialesNelson and Sutherland 2015
familyLithothamniacae
genusLithothamnionHeydrich 1897
speciesorbiculatumFoslie 1895

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Pliocene or 5.33300 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Spain (Almeria) Lithophyllum orbiculatum (222411)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pliocene3.6 - 3.6Spain Lithophyllum orbiculatum (137719)