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Komia

Rhodophyceae - Solenoporaceae

Taxonomy
Komia was named by Korde (1951) [Sepkoski's age data: C Pn Sepkoski's reference number: 205]. It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Komia abundans.

It was assigned to Florideae by Andrews (1970); to Axinellida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Solenoporaceae by Chen (2012).

Species
K. abundans (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
K. eganensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Komia Korde
1970Komia Andrews
2002Komia Sepkoski
2012Komia Chen

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomRhodoplantaeSaunders and Hommersand 2004
phylumRhodophytaWettstein 1922
RankNameAuthor
classRhodophyceaeRuprecht 1851
familySolenoporaceaePia 1927
genusKomiaKorde 1951

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. †Komia Korde 1951
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†Komia abundans Korde 1951
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Architecture: porousc
Environment: coastal, inner shelf, marinec
Locomotion: stationaryc
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: "photoautotroph"c
Created: 2006-07-05 08:27:21
Modified: 2006-07-05 10:27:21
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Atokan to the top of the Wordian or 318.60000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9USA (Nevada) K. eganensis (12785)
Bashkirian323.4 - 315.2Spain (Castilla y Leon) K. sp. (76630)
Bashkirian - Moscovian323.4 - 307.0Spain (Asturias) K. sp. (76872)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9Canada (Nunavut) K. sp. (90768)
Atokan318.6 - 312.8USA (Texas) K. sp. (76883)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Spain (Asturias) K. sp. (76616 76624 76625 76628)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0China K. sp. (191877 191897 191898 191900)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (New Mexico) K. sp. (49835 49836 49837 49838)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Utah) K. sp. (63144)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.4Mexico (Sonora) K. eganensis (76170)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52Canada (Nunavut) K. sp. (115638)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52Norway K. sp. (184684 184685)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Hunan) K. sp. (218083)