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Ovulites pyriformis

Ulvophyceae - Bryopsidales - Udoteaceae

Taxonomy
Ovulites pyriformis was named by Schwager (1883). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Ovulites pyriformis Schwager

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Archaeplastida
—Chloroplastida
phylumChlorophytaReichenbach 1834
RankNameAuthor
classUlvophyceae
orderBryopsidalesSchaffner 1922
familyUdoteaceaeEndlicher 1834
genusOvulitesLamarck 1816
speciespyriformisSchwager 1883

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.

†Ovulites pyriformis Schwager 1883
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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 Thanetian to the top of the Lutetian or 59.20000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Egypt (Red Sea Governorate) Ovulites pyriformis (215920)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8India (Meghalaya) Ovulites pyriformis (214993)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3India (Meghalaya) Ovulites pyriformis (214994)