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Palaeophyllum rugosum

Florideophyceae - Corallinales - Corallinophycidae

Taxonomy
Palaeophyllum rugosum was named by Billings (1858).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. halysitoides, P. pasense, P. patulum, P. raduguini

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Palaeophyllum rugosum Billings
1960Paleophyllum rugosum Pestana pp. 864-865

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomRhodoplantaeSaunders and Hommersand 2004
phylumRhodophytaWettstein 1922
subphylumEurhodophytina
classFlorideophyceaeCronquist 1960
RankNameAuthor
familyCorallinophycidae()
orderCorallinalesSilva and Johansen 1986
familyCorallinaceaeLamouroux 1816
genusPalaeophyllum(Billings 1858)
speciesrugosumBillings 1858

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.

†Palaeophyllum rugosum Billings 1858
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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 Trentonian to the top of the Ashgill or 457.30000 to 443.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (California) Favistella discreta (219306)
Trentonian457.3 - 449.6USA (California) Paleophyllum rugosum (219389)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Russian Federation (Yakutiya) Palaeophyllum rugosum (79501 79505)