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Chuariaceae

Chuariophyceae - Chuariales - Chuariaceae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Chuariaceae Wenz
2025Chuariaceae Guiry and Guiry p. https://www.algaebase.org/browse/taxonom

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
phylumChlorophytaReichenbach 1834
RankNameAuthor
classChuariophyceaeGnilovskaja and Istchenko
orderChuarialesIstchenko
familyChuariaceaeWenz 1938
familyChuariaceaeWenz 1938

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.

Fm. †Chuariaceae Wenz 1938
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G. †Beltanelloides Sokolov 1965
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Beltanelloides sorichevae Sokolov 1965
G. †Chuaria Walcott 1899
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Chuaria circularis Walcott 1899
Chuaria pendjariensis Amard 1997
G. †Tawuia Hofmann 1979
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Tawuia dalensis Hofmann 1979
Tawuia robusta Qin 2023
Tawuia sinensis Duan 1982
Invalid names: Bipatinella Chen and Zheng 1986 [synonym], Ephippiodeusa Yan 1984 [synonym], Glossophyton Duan and Du 1985 [synonym], Valvaphysa Yan 1984 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Environment: lagoonal, coastal, inner shelf, marine, brackish, freshwaterp
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2007-10-23 02:26:17
Modified: 2007-10-23 04:26:17
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Statherian to the top of the Tommotian or 1800.00000 to 521.00000 Ma

Collections (44 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Statherian1800.0 - 1600.0China (Hebei) Chuaria circularis (232821) Chuaria circularis, Glossophyton ovalis (232819) Chuaria circularis, Tawuia sinensis, Tawuia robusta, Glossophyton sp. (232818) Chuaria sp. (227944 227945) Tawuia sinensis, Glossophyton sp., Glossophyton ovalis (232820)
Tonian1000.0 - 720.0USA (Arizona) Chuaria circularis (227998)
Tonian1000.0 - 720.0USA (Utah) Chuaria circularis (227946)
Tonian1000.0 - 720.0Canada (Northwest Territories) Chuaria circularis (614 227956 227959) Chuaria circularis, Tawuia dalensis (227957 227958 227960) Tawuia dalensis (227961)
Tonian1000.0 - 720.0Svalbard and Jan Mayen Chuaria circularis (227777)
Neoproterozoic - Cryogenian1000.0 - 635.0China (Anhui) Chuaria circularis, Tawuia dalensis, Tawuia sinensis (10562)
Neoproterozoic1000.0 - 538.8China (Anhui) Chuaria sp., Tawuia dalensis (242302 242303)
Tonian - Ediacaran1000.0 - 538.8Russian Federation (Arkhangelsk) Chuaria circularis (221522)
Cryogenian720.0 - 635.0Russian Federation (Komi Republic) Chuaria circularis (242297 242299)
Ediacaran635.0 - 538.8Burkina Faso Chuaria circularis (209294)
Ediacaran635.0 - 538.8China (Yunnan) Chuaria sp., Tawuia sp. (97557)
Ediacaran635.0 - 538.8Russian Federation (Tomsk) Tawuia sp. (99184)
Ediacaran635.0 - 538.8Iran Chuaria sp. (195101 195106 195107)
Ediacaran635.0 - 538.8Namibia Chuaria circul. (7910)
Ediacaran635.0 - 538.8Russian Federation Beltanelloides sp. (51904 237031 237032)
Ediacaran635.0 - 538.8Russian Federation (Komi Republic) Chuaria circularis (242300)
Ediacaran635.0 - 538.8Russian Federation (Sakha) Beltanelloides sp. (99226)
Ediacaran635.0 - 538.8Spain Beltanelloides sorichevae, Chuaria circularis (10573)
Ediacaran635.0 - 538.8China (Anhui) Chuaria circularis (105521) Chuaria circularis, Tawuia dalensis (242304 242305) Chuaria sp., Tawuia sp. (10563 10564)
Ediacaran635.0 - 538.8Canada (Nunavut) Chuaria circularis (10557 10558 10559)
Manykaian - Tommotian538.8 - 521.0Iran Chuaria sp. (10524)