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Pycnoporidium sinuosum

Rhodophyceae - Solenoporaceae

Taxonomy
Pycnoporidium sinuosum was named by Johnson and Konishi (1960). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. eomesozoikum, P. levantimum, P. toyamai

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Pycnoporidium sinuosum Johnson and Konishi
2008Pycnoporidium sinuosum Granier et al. p. 313

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomRhodoplantaeSaunders and Hommersand 2004
phylumRhodophytaWettstein 1922
classRhodophyceaeRuprecht 1851
RankNameAuthor
familySolenoporaceaePia 1927
genusPycnoporidiumYabe and Toyama 1928
speciessinuosumJohnson and Konishi 1960

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.

†Pycnoporidium sinuosum Johnson and Konishi 1960
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Architecture: porousc
Environment: coastal, inner shelf, marinec
Locomotion: stationaryc
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: "photoautotroph"c
Created: 2006-07-05 08:27:21
Modified: 2006-07-05 10:27:21
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Albian to the top of the Santonian or 106.30000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.2 - 100.5Brazil Pycnoporidium sinuosum (157860)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9Brazil Pycnoporidium sinuosum (157870)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Germany Pycnoporidium sinuosum (74484 74486)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Italy Pycnoporidium sinuosum (149307)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6France Pycnoporidium sinuosum (148656)