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Porolithon craspedium

Florideophyceae - Corallinales - Corallinophycidae

Taxonomy
Porolithon craspedium was named by Foslie (1909). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Porolithon craspedium Foslie
2016Porolithon craspedium Misra et al. p. 313

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomRhodoplantaeSaunders and Hommersand 2004
phylumRhodophytaWettstein 1922
subphylumEurhodophytina
classFlorideophyceaeCronquist 1960
familyCorallinophycidae()
RankNameAuthor
orderCorallinalesSilva and Johansen 1986
familyCorallinaceaeLamouroux 1816
subfamilyMetagoniolithoideae
genusPorolithon
speciescraspediumFoslie 1909

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.

Porolithon craspedium Foslie 1909
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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 Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 2.58000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Guam Porolithon craspedium (150013)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0India (Lakshadweep Islands) Porolithon craspedium (222392 222393)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Marshall Islands Porolithon craspedium (150331)