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Polygonella

Ulvophyceae - Bryopsidales - Codiaceae

Taxonomy
Polygonella was named by Elliott (1957). It is not extant. Its type is Polygonella incrustata.

It was assigned to Codiaceae by Elliott (1957).

Species
P. incrustata (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
Thaumatoporella occidentalis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Polygonella Elliott

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Archaeplastida
—Chloroplastida
phylumChlorophytaReichenbach 1834
RankNameAuthor
classUlvophyceae
orderBryopsidalesSchaffner 1922
familyCodiaceaeKützing 1843
genusPolygonellaElliott 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.

G. †Polygonella Elliott 1957
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†Polygonella incrustata Elliott 1957
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: lagoonal, coastal, inner shelf, marine, brackish, freshwaterp
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: "photoautotroph"o
Created: 2007-10-23 01:56:40
Modified: 2007-10-23 03:56:40
Source: o = order, p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Jurassic to the top of the Priabonian or 161.50000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1Qatar P. incrustata (143466)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Greece P. incrustata (143460)
Ypresian - Priabonian56.0 - 33.9China (Tibet) P. sp. (215503 215504)