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Jania occidentalis

Florideophyceae - Corallinales - Corallinophycidae

Taxonomy
Jania occidentalis was named by Johnson and Kaska (1965). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
J. denotata, J. dercourti, J. elongata, J. hanzawai

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Jania occidentalis Johnson and Kaska

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomRhodoplantaeSaunders and Hommersand 2004
phylumRhodophytaWettstein 1922
subphylumEurhodophytina
classFlorideophyceaeCronquist 1960
familyCorallinophycidae()
RankNameAuthor
orderCorallinalesSilva and Johansen 1986
familyCorallinaceaeLamouroux 1816
subfamilyCorallinoideae
genusJaniaLamoroux 1812
speciesoccidentalisJohnson and Kaska 1965

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.

†Jania occidentalis Johnson and Kaska 1965
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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 Thanetian to the top of the Priabonian or 59.24000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0India (Megahlaya) Jania occidentalis (214608)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0India (Meghalaya) Jania occidentalis (214602 214673 216235 216236 216237 216238 216239)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07India Jania occidentalis (148413)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07India (Meghalaya) Jania occidentalis (214611 216244 216245 216246 216247)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03India (Meghalaya) Jania occidentalis (214994)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03India Jania occidentalis (148412)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03India (West Bengal) Jania occidentalis (215231)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9India (Meghalaya) Jania occidentalis (214709)