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Kymalithon belgicum

Florideophyceae - Corallinales - Corallinophycidae

Taxonomy
Kymalithon belgicum was named by Fosile (1909). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Kymalithon belgicum Fosile
2001Kymalithon belgicum Misra et al. p. 322

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomRhodoplantaeSaunders and Hommersand 2004
phylumRhodophytaWettstein 1922
subphylumEurhodophytina
classFlorideophyceaeCronquist 1960
RankNameAuthor
familyCorallinophycidae()
orderCorallinalesSilva and Johansen 1986
familyCorallinaceaeLamouroux 1816
genusKymalithonLemoine and Emberger 1967
speciesbelgicumFosile 1909

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.

†Kymalithon belgicum Fosile 1909
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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

Age range: base of the Aptian to the top of the Albian or 125.00000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian125.0 - 113.0France Kymalithon belgicum (148421)
Albian113.0 - 100.5France Kymalithon belgicum (148420)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Hungary Kymalithon belgicum (149157 149158 149159)