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Lithothamnium operculatum

Florideophyceae - Hapalidiales - Corallinophycidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1950Lithothamnium operculatum Conti

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomRhodoplantaeSaunders and Hommersand 2004
phylumRhodophytaWettstein 1922
subphylumEurhodophytina
classFlorideophyceaeCronquist 1960
RankNameAuthor
familyCorallinophycidae()
orderHapalidialesNelson and Sutherland 2015
familyLithothamniacae
genusLithothamniumHeydrich 1897
speciesoperculatumConti 1950

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
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Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Badenian or 66.00000 to 12.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.2Iraq (Nawshiwan) Lithothamnium operculatum (215966)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Poland Lithothamnium operculatum (138295 138306)