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Broeckella belgica

Chlorophyceae - Dasycladales - Dasycladaceae

Taxonomy
Broeckella belgica was named by Munier-Chalmas (1922). It is not extant. It is the type species of Broeckella.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Broeckella belgica Munier-Chalmas

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
phylumChlorophytaReichenbach 1834
RankNameAuthor
classChlorophyceaeKützing 1843
orderDasycladalesKützing 1860
familyDasycladaceaeKutzing 1843
genusBroeckellaMunier-Chalmas 1922
speciesbelgicaMunier-Chalmas 1922

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.

Broeckella belgica Munier-Chalmas 1922
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Architecture: porouso
Environment: coastal, inner shelf, oligotrophic, hypersaline, marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: "photoautotroph"o
Created: 2006-07-05 08:29:01
Modified: 2007-10-05 06:09:29
Source: o = order, p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Thanetian or 66.00000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6France Broeckella belgica (22970)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.2Slovakia (Trencin) Broeckella belgica (216054)
Danian - Thanetian66.0 - 56.0Slovakia Broeckella belgica (69636)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Austria (Styria) Broeckella belgica (216559)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Slovakia (Trencin) Broeckella belgica (216060)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Slovakia (Zilina) Broeckella belgica (216127)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Egypt (Suez) Broeckella belgica (215918)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Slovakia (Senica District) Broeckella belgica (216024)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0Slovakia (Trencin) Broeckella belgica (216062)
Thanetian - Ypresian59.2 - 47.8Iraq (Kurdistan) Broeckella belgica (215176)