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Lithothamnion operculatum

Florideophyceae - Hapalidiales - Corallinophycidae

Taxonomy
Lithothamnion operculatum was named by Conti (1945). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1945Lithothamnion operculatum Conti
2008Lithothamnion operculatum Hamad p. 85

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomRhodoplantaeSaunders and Hommersand 2004
phylumRhodophytaWettstein 1922
subphylumEurhodophytina
classFlorideophyceaeCronquist 1960
RankNameAuthor
familyCorallinophycidae()
orderHapalidialesNelson and Sutherland 2015
familyLithothamniacae
genusLithothamnionHeydrich 1897
speciesoperculatumConti 1945

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Burdigalian or 20.45000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Egypt (Monufia) Lithothamnion operculatum (221967)