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Sporolithon aschersoni
Taxonomy
Lithothamnium aschersoni was named by Schwager (1883).
It was recombined as Archaeolithothamnion aschersoni by Foslie (1898); it was recombined as Archaeolithothamnium aschersoni by Segonzac (1961); it was recombined as Sporolithon aschersoni by Moussavian and Kuss (1990), Misra et al. (2001) and Misra et al. (2011).
It was recombined as Archaeolithothamnion aschersoni by Foslie (1898); it was recombined as Archaeolithothamnium aschersoni by Segonzac (1961); it was recombined as Sporolithon aschersoni by Moussavian and Kuss (1990), Misra et al. (2001) and Misra et al. (2011).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1883 | Lithothamnium aschersoni Schwager |
| 1898 | Archaeolithothamnion aschersoni Foslie p. 3 |
| 1961 | Archaeolithothamnium aschersoni Segonzac |
| 1990 | Sporolithon aschersoni Moussavian and Kuss figs. pl. 2, figs. 1-2 |
| 2001 | Sporolithon aschersoni Misra et al. p. 318 |
| 2011 | Sporolithon aschersoni Misra et al. p. 357 figs. Pl 2, figs 1,2 |
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†Sporolithon aschersoni Schwager 1883
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Priabonian or 59.20000 to 33.90000 Ma
Collections (15 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paleocene | France | Archaeolithothamnium aschersoni (149308) | |
| Paleocene | Iraq | Archaeolithothamnium aschersoni (138275) | |
| Thanetian | Egypt (New Valley Governorate) | Sporolithon aschersoni (215929) | |
| Thanetian | India (Megahlaya) | Sporolithon aschersoni (214608) | |
| Thanetian | India (Meghalaya) | Sporolithon aschersoni (214939 214940 214941 214942) | |
| Thanetian | Egypt (Red Sea Goveronate) | Sporolithon aschersoni (215928) | |
| Ypresian | India (Meghalaya) | Sporolithon aschersoni (214611) | |
| Lutetian | India (Meghalaya) | Sporolithon aschersoni (214703 214704 214705) | |
| Lutetian - Priabonian | India (Maharashtra) | Sporolithon aschersoni (215225) | |
| Priabonian | Italy | Sporolithon aschersoni (13354) |