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Polygonella incrustata

Ulvophyceae - Bryopsidales - Codiaceae

Taxonomy
Polygonella incrustata was named by Elliott (1957). It is not extant. It is the type species of Polygonella.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Thaumatoporella occidentalis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Polygonella incrustata Elliott

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Archaeplastida
—Chloroplastida
phylumChlorophytaReichenbach 1834
RankNameAuthor
classUlvophyceae
orderBryopsidalesSchaffner 1922
familyCodiaceaeKützing 1843
genusPolygonellaElliott 1957
speciesincrustataElliott 1957

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.

†Polygonella incrustata Elliott 1957
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: lagoonal, coastal, inner shelf, marine, brackish, freshwaterp
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: "photoautotroph"o
Created: 2007-10-23 01:56:40
Modified: 2007-10-23 03:56:40
Source: o = order, p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Jurassic to the top of the Paleocene or 161.50000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1Qatar Polygonella incrustata (143466)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Greece Polygonella incrustata (143460)