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Cryptozoon

Algae

Taxonomy
Cryptozoon was named by Hall (1884). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Plantae by Andrews (1970); and to Algae by Lakhanpal et al. (1976).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Cryptozoon Hall
1970Cryptozoon Andrews
1976Cryptozoon Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
classAlgae
RankNameAuthor
genusCryptozoonHall 1884

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. †Cryptozoon Hall 1884
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Cryptozoon occidentale Dawson 1897
Cryptozoon proliferum Hall 1884
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Ediacaran to the top of the Merioneth or 635.00000 to 486.85000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ediacaran635.0 - 538.8India (Karnataka) C. sp., C. proliferum (224779)
Merioneth497.0 - 486.85USA (Pennsylvania) C. undulatum (77662 77666 77668 77669 77671 77673 77675 77677 77679 77681 77683 77687)