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Pycnoporidium levantinum

Rhodophyceae - Solenoporaceae

Taxonomy
Pycnoporidium levantinum was named by Johnson (1964).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Pycnoporidium levantinum Johnson

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomRhodoplantaeSaunders and Hommersand 2004
phylumRhodophytaWettstein 1922
classRhodophyceaeRuprecht 1851
RankNameAuthor
familySolenoporaceaePia 1927
genusPycnoporidiumYabe and Toyama 1928
specieslevantinum

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.

†Pycnoporidium levantinum Johnson 1964
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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: Thanetian or 59.24000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Iraq Pycnoporidium levantinum (138276)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Croatia Pycnoporidium levantinum (87251)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Italy Pycnoporidium levantinum (24270)