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Leptolithophyllum platticarpum

Florideophyceae - Corallinales - Corallinophycidae

Taxonomy
Lithophyllum platticarpum was named by Maslov (1962). It is extant.

It was recombined as Leptolithophyllum platticarpum by Poignant (1977).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Lithophyllum platticarpum Maslov
1977Leptolithophyllum platticarpum Poignant

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomRhodoplantaeSaunders and Hommersand 2004
phylumRhodophytaWettstein 1922
subphylumEurhodophytina
classFlorideophyceaeCronquist 1960
RankNameAuthor
familyCorallinophycidae()
orderCorallinalesSilva and Johansen 1986
familyCorallinaceaeLamouroux 1816
genusLeptolithophyllumAiroldi 1932
speciesplatticarpum(Maslov 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 Burdigalian to the top of the Middle Miocene or 20.44000 to 11.60800 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy (Alessandria) Lithophyllum platticarpum (222576)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Poland Leptolithophyllum platticarpum (149161 149167)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Ukraine (Khmelnytski) Lithophyllum platticarpum (222611)