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Grypania

Taxonomy
Grypania was named by Walter et al. (1976).

It was assigned to Chlorophyta by Walter et al. (1976).

Species
G. spiralis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Grypania Walter et al. p. 874

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Archaeplastida
RankNameAuthor
—Chloroplastida
phylumChlorophytaReichenbach 1834
genusGrypania

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. †Grypania Walter et al. 1976
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†Grypania spiralis Walcott 1899
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Environment: lagoonal, coastal, inner shelf, marine, brackish, freshwaterp
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2007-10-23 02:26:17
Modified: 2007-10-23 04:26:17
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Orosirian to the top of the Ediacaran or 2050.00000 to 541.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Orosirian2050.0 - 1800.0USA (Michigan) G. spiralis (192010)
Calymmian1600.0 - 1400.0China (Tianjin) G. spiralis (10312)
Calymmian1600.0 - 1400.0USA (Montana) G. spiralis (10306 192007) Helminthoidichnites spiralis (227999)
Mesoproterozoic1600.0 - 1000.0India (Bihar) G. spiralis (192009)
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0China (Guizhou) G. spiralis (91632)