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Lithothamnion nummuliticum

Florideophyceae - Hapalidiales - Corallinophycidae

Taxonomy
Lithothamnion nummuliticum was named by Gee (1926). It is not extant. Its type locality is West bank of Tugapur River, which is in an Eocene marine horizon in India.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. concretum, L. crispithallus, L. laminithallum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Lithothamnion nummuliticum Gee
1976Lithothamnion nummuliticum Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomRhodoplantaeSaunders and Hommersand 2004
phylumRhodophytaWettstein 1922
subphylumEurhodophytina
classFlorideophyceaeCronquist 1960
RankNameAuthor
familyCorallinophycidae()
orderHapalidialesNelson and Sutherland 2015
familyLithothamniacae
genusLithothamnionHeydrich 1897
speciesnummuliticumGee 1926

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: Eocene or 56.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9India (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) Lithothamnion nummuliticum (type locality: 225536)