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Lithothamnium laminosum

Florideophyceae - Hapalidiales - Corallinophycidae

Taxonomy
Lithothamnium laminosum was named by Howe (1934). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is LSJU locality 930, Indian Creek, which is in a Ypresian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Sierra Blanca Formation of California.

It was recombined as Lithothamnion laminosum by Johnson and Stewart (1953).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Lithothamnium laminosum Howe p. 513 figs. Pl 55
1953Lithothamnion laminosum Johnson and Stewart p. 135 figs. Pl 16, fig 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomRhodoplantaeSaunders and Hommersand 2004
phylumRhodophytaWettstein 1922
subphylumEurhodophytina
classFlorideophyceaeCronquist 1960
RankNameAuthor
familyCorallinophycidae()
orderHapalidialesNelson and Sutherland 2015
familyLithothamniacae
genusLithothamniumHeydrich 1897
specieslaminosum

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: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (California) Lithothamnium laminosum (type locality: 71078)