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Jania vetus

Florideophyceae - Corallinales - Corallinophycidae

Taxonomy
Jania vetus was named by Johnson (1957). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Jania vetus Johnson

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomRhodoplantaeSaunders and Hommersand 2004
phylumRhodophytaWettstein 1922
subphylumEurhodophytina
classFlorideophyceaeCronquist 1960
familyCorallinophycidae()
RankNameAuthor
orderCorallinalesSilva and Johansen 1986
familyCorallinaceaeLamouroux 1816
subfamilyCorallinoideae
genusJaniaLamoroux 1812
speciesvetusJohnson 1957

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.

Jania vetus Johnson 1957
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Epibiont: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: "photoautotroph"f
Created: 2005-06-21 06:27:21
Modified: 2005-06-21 08:27:21
Source: f = family
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Holocene or 47.80000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Guam Jania vetus (150280)
Ypresian - Priabonian56.0 - 33.9China (Tibet) Jania vetus (215503)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3India (Gujarat) Jania vetus (215219)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3India (West Bengal) Jania vetus (215231)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Guam Jania vetus (150098 150161 150164 150214)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Guam Jania vetus (150005)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Lebanon Jania vetus (147450)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806India (Andaman Islands) Jania vetus (222377)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0India (Gujarat) Jania vetus (137528)