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Corallina matansa

Florideophyceae - Corallinales - Corallinophycidae

Taxonomy
Corallina matansa was named by Johnson (1957). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. abundans, C. cossmanni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Corallina matansa Johnson

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomRhodoplantaeSaunders and Hommersand 2004
phylumRhodophytaWettstein 1922
subphylumEurhodophytina
classFlorideophyceaeCronquist 1960
familyCorallinophycidae()
RankNameAuthor
orderCorallinalesSilva and Johansen 1986
familyCorallinaceaeLamouroux 1816
subfamilyCorallinoideae
genusCorallina
speciesmatansaJohnson 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.

†Corallina matansa Johnson 1957
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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 Lutetian to the top of the Serravallian or 47.80000 to 11.62000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Japan Corallina matansa (143506 143507 143508)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3India (Meghalaya) Corallina matansa (214994)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.3 - 33.9India (Meghalaya) Corallina matansa (214708 214712)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Guam Corallina matansa (150009 150087 150209)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Romania Corallina matansa (70575)