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Fisherites

Chlorophyceae - Receptaculitidae

Taxonomy

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Fisherites Finney and Nitecki

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
RankNameAuthor
phylumChlorophytaReichenbach 1834
classChlorophyceaeKützing 1843
familyReceptaculitidaeEichwald 1860
genusFisherites

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. †Fisherites Finney and Nitecki 1979
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Invalid names: Fisherites oweni Hall 1861 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: "photoautotroph"f
Created: 2007-09-18 05:42:27
Modified: 2008-03-03 08:49:15
Source: f = family
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Turinian to the top of the Katian or 457.30000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ordovician - Silurian486.85 - 419.62India (Himachal Pradesh) F. sp. (235056)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8Canada (Quebec) Receptaculites oweni (185481 185484)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8Canada (Ontario) Receptaculites oweni (185478 185480)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Ontario) Receptaculites oweni (185002 185260 185265 185268)
Chatfieldian - Edenian453.8 - 450.2Canada (Nunavut) F. fieldi (192339)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Canada (Quebec) Receptaculites oweni (185487)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Manitoba) F. sp. (34813)
Richmondian - Gamachian449.6 - 443.1USA (Nevada) Receptaculites oweni (230483)