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Corallinaceae

Florideophyceae - Corallinales - Corallinophycidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1816Corallinaceae Lamouroux
1934Corallinaceae Howe p. 512
1945Corallinaceae Johnson figs. Table 1
1963Corallinaceae Souaya p. 1207
1990Corallinaceae Moussavian and Kuss
1993Corallinaceae Braga et al.
1998Corallinaceae Bassi
1999Corallinaceae Rasser and Piller p. 72
2000Corallinaceae Stockar p. 413
2003Corallinaceae Kiessling
2005Corallinaceae Saxena et al. p. 281
2006Corallinaceae Misra et al. p. 32
2007Corallinaceae Kroeger p. 5
2007Corallinaceae Schneider and Wynne
2009Corallinaceae Gale p. 90
2009Corallinaceae Singh et al. p. 21
2011Corallinaceae Kundal
2015Corallinaceae Kishore et al. p. 60
2016Corallinaceae Misra et al. p. 310
2016Corallinaceae Sarkar et al. p. 72
2018Corallinaceae Sarkar p. 74
2019Corallinaceae Humblet et al. figs. Table 1
2020Corallinaceae Coletti and Basso
2020Corallinaceae Coletti et al. p. 232

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

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. Corallinaceae Lamouroux 1816
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G. Amphiroa Lamoroux 1812
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Amphiroa ellenbergeri Orszag-Sperber and Poignant 1972
Amphiroa elliotti Johnson 1964
Amphiroa foliacea Lamouroux 1812
Amphiroa fragilissima Lamouroux 1816
Amphiroa guatemalense Johnson and Kaska 1965
Amphiroa iraquensis Johnson 1964
Amphiroa kaskaella Johnson and Kaska 1965
Amphiroa prefragilissima Johnson 1964
Amphiroa tani Ishijima 1954
G. †Aquirrea Teichert et al. 2019
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Aquirrea fluegelii Teichert et al. 2019
G. †Bicorium Maslov 1956
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Bicorium kusbassense Maslov 1956
Subfm. Chamberlainoideae Caragnano 2018
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G. Chamberlainium Coletti and Basso 2020
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Chamberlainium pentagonum Coletti and Basso 2020
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G. †Anthrocardia Areschoug 1952
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Anthrocardia indica Kundal and Humane 2002
G. Arthrocardia Decaisne 1842
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Arthrocardia cretacica Postel 1904
Arthrocardia indica Kundal and Humane 2002
Arthrocardia konitanensis Ishijima 1954
G. Calliarthron Manza 1937
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Calliarthron antiquum Johnson 1957
G. Corallina Linnaeus 1758
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Corallina crossmanni Lemoine 1917
Corallina delicatula Johnson and Ferris 1949
Corallina grandis Rao 1943
Corallina hayasaki Ishijima 1954
Corallina kachchhensis Kundal and Humane 2003
Corallina marshallensis Johnson 1961
Corallina matansa Johnson 1957
Corallina mumbainensis Kundal et al. 2013
Corallina nagappae Sastry et al. 1963
Corallina prisca Johnson 1957
Corallina typica Ishijima 1954
G. Jania Lamoroux 1812
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Jania dniestrovica Maslov 1961
Jania guamensis Johnson 1964
Jania mayei Johnson 1964
Jania nummulitica Lemoine 1927
Jania occidentalis Johnson and Kaska 1965
Jania sripadaraoi Kundal and Humane 2006
Jania ucrainica Maslov 1962
Jania vetus Johnson 1957
G. †Dermatolithon Foslie 1898
G. Goniolithon Foslie 1898
G. †Kymalithon Lemoine and Emberger 1967
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Kymalithon belgicum Fosile 1909
G. Leptolithophyllum Airoldi 1932
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G. †Lysvaella Tchuvashov 1971
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Lysvaella partita Tchuvashov 1971
G. †Mesolithon Maslov 1955
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G. †Harveylithon Rösler et al. 2016
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Harveylithon munitum Foslie and Howe 1906
Harveylithon rupestris Foslie 1906
G. Metagoniolithon Weber van Bosse 1904
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Porolithon craspedium Foslie 1909
G. †Neodasyporella Endo 1969
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G. †Palaeophyllum Maslov 1950
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Palaeophyllum caucasicum Maslov 1950
G. †Palaeoporolithon Krivan-Hutter 1961
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Palaeoporolithon microcellularis Krivan-Hutter 1961
G. †Palaeothamnium Conti 1945
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G. †Paleophyllum Billings 1858
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Palaeophyllum rugosum Billings 1858
Paleophyllum mazourkensis Pestana 1960
G. †Parakymalithon Moussavian 1987
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Parakymalithon phylloideum Moussavian 1987
G. †Paralithoporella Wu 1991
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G. †Paraphyllum Lemoine 1969
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Paraphyllum amphiroaeforme Rothpletz 1969
G. †Paraporolithon Johnson 1957
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Paraporolithon saipanense Johnson 1957
G. Paulsilvella Woelkering et al. 2002
G. †Pomatophyllum Conti 1947
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G. †Siamporidium Endo 1969
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G. †Subterraniphyllum Elliott 1957
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Invalid names: Melobesieae Foslie 1902 [empty], Neogoniolithoideae Kato and Baba 2011 [empty]
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Trentonian to the top of the Holocene or 457.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 449.6 Ma

Collections (531 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (California) Favistella discreta (219306)
Trentonian457.3 - 449.6USA (California) Paleophyllum mazourkensis (219335) Paleophyllum rugosum (219389)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Canada (Quebec) Paleophyllum vaurealensis, Paleophyllum clion (55455)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Russian Federation (Yakutiya) Palaeophyllum rugosum (79501 79505)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Sweden Aquirrea fluegelii (61761)
Pragian - Emsian410.8 - 393.3Russian Federation (Komi) Bicorium sp. (81602)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Guangxi) Paralithoporella sinensis (51178 144359)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8Portugal Corallinaceae indet. (68589 68610 68614)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal Corallinaceae indet. (34663 68585)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Spain Kymalithon sp. (56707)
Late/Upper Barremian - Aptian130.0 - 113.0Romania Parakymalithon phylloideum (148826)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0France Kymalithon belgicum, Paraphyllum amphiroaeforme (148421)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Romania Archaeolithothamnium phylloideum (147054 147062 147063 147064 147066 147067) Corallinaceae indet. (146992)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Germany Parakymalithon phylloideum (149155)
Albian113.0 - 100.5France Kymalithon belgicum, Paraphyllum amphiroaeforme (148420)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Romania Paraphyllum primaevum (148860)
Albian113.0 - 100.5India (Tamil Nadu) Amphiroa foliaceae, Amphiroa guatemalense (219377) Amphiroa kaskaella (219379)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Hungary Paraphyllum primaevum, Kymalithon belgicum (149157 149158 149159)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Spain (Navarro) Paraphyllum sp. (223564)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Spain Corallinaceae indet. (74622)