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Palaeothamnium kossovense

Florideophyceae - Corallinales - Corallinophycidae

Taxonomy
Palaeothamnium kossovense was named by Maslov (1962).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Palaeothamnium kossovense Maslov

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomRhodoplantaeSaunders and Hommersand 2004
phylumRhodophytaWettstein 1922
subphylumEurhodophytina
classFlorideophyceaeCronquist 1960
RankNameAuthor
familyCorallinophycidae()
orderCorallinalesSilva and Johansen 1986
familyCorallinaceaeLamouroux 1816
genusPalaeothamniumConti 1945
specieskossovenseMaslov 1962

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
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 Badenian or 48.07000 to 12.80000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71Dominican Republic (Barahona) Palaeothamnium kossovense (221483)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Poland Palaeothamnium kossovense (149161 149167)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Poland Palaeothamnium kossovense (138295 138306 138307)