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Amphiroa prefragilissima

Florideophyceae - Corallinales - Corallinophycidae

Taxonomy
Amphiroa prefragilissima was named by Johnson (1964). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Amphiroa prefragilissima Johnson figs. Pl. 1, Fig. i
2016Amphiroa prefragilissima Sarkar et al. p. 74

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomRhodoplantaeSaunders and Hommersand 2004
phylumRhodophytaWettstein 1922
subphylumEurhodophytina
classFlorideophyceaeCronquist 1960
familyCorallinophycidae()
RankNameAuthor
orderCorallinalesSilva and Johansen 1986
familyCorallinaceaeLamouroux 1816
subfamilyAmphiroideae
genusAmphiroaLamoroux 1812
speciesprefragilissimaJohnson 1964

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.

Amphiroa prefragilissima Johnson 1964
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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 Burdigalian to the top of the Pleistocene or 20.44000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Egypt Amphiroa prefragilissima (147625)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Guam Amphiroa prefragilissima (150083 150085 150089 150199 150219 150266 150267)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Egypt Amphiroa prefragilissima (147632 147635 147636 147637 147638 147640 147641 147642 147643 147644)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Egypt Amphiroa prefragilissima (147645 147646 147647 147648 147649 147650)