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Palaeoporolithon

Florideophyceae - Corallinales - Corallinophycidae

Taxonomy
Palaeoporolithon was named by Krivan-Hutter (1961). It is not extant. Its type is Palaeoporolithon microcellularis.

It was assigned to Corallinaceae by Andrews (1970).

Species
P. microcellularis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Palaeoporolithon Krivan-Hutter
1970Palaeoporolithon Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomRhodoplantaeSaunders and Hommersand 2004
phylumRhodophytaWettstein 1922
subphylumEurhodophytina
classFlorideophyceaeCronquist 1960
RankNameAuthor
familyCorallinophycidae()
orderCorallinalesSilva and Johansen 1986
familyCorallinaceaeLamouroux 1816
genusPalaeoporolithonKrivan-Hutter 1961

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. †Palaeoporolithon Krivan-Hutter 1961
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Palaeoporolithon microcellularis Krivan-Hutter 1961
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Epibiont: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: "photoautotroph"f
Created: 2005-06-21 06:27:21
Modified: 2005-06-21 08:27:21
Source: f = family
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available