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Pycnoporidium

Rhodophyceae - Solenoporaceae

Taxonomy
Pycnoporidium was named by Yabe and Toyama (1928). It is not extant. Its type is Pycnoporidium lobatum.

It was assigned to Solenoporaceae by Helm et al. (2003), Granier et al. (2008) and Bucek and Kohler (2017).

Species
P. levantinum, P. lobatum (type species), P. sinuosum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Pycnoporidium Yabe and Toyama
2003Pycnoporidium Helm et al.
2008Pycnoporidium Granier et al. p. 313
2017Pycnoporidium Bucek and Kohler

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomRhodoplantaeSaunders and Hommersand 2004
phylumRhodophytaWettstein 1922
RankNameAuthor
classRhodophyceaeRuprecht 1851
familySolenoporaceaePia 1927
genusPycnoporidiumYabe and Toyama 1928

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.

G. †Pycnoporidium Yabe and Toyama 1928
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†Pycnoporidium levantinum Johnson 1964
†Pycnoporidium lobatum Yabe and Toyama 1928
†Pycnoporidium sinuosum Johnson and Konishi 1960
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Architecture: porousc
Environment: coastal, inner shelf, marinec
Locomotion: stationaryc
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: "photoautotroph"c
Created: 2006-07-05 08:27:21
Modified: 2006-07-05 10:27:21
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Roadian to the top of the Ypresian or 272.30000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (48 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Slovenia P. toyamai (36241)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Italy P. sp. (75474)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Greece P. sp. (38017)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Austria P. eomesozoikum (85472)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Austria P. sp. (36815)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Germany P. lobatum (35904)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8Poland P. lobatum (68459 68460)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal P. sp. (68247)
Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian157.3 - 145.0Spain P. lobatum (34610)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Austria P. lobatum (36223)
Late/Upper Berriasian - Aptian145.0 - 113.0Romania P. lobatum (148861)
Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian129.4 - 122.46Iran P. sp. (210071)
Barremian - Aptian129.4 - 113.0Philippines P. sp. (74165)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Japan P. sp. (49990)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Brazil P. sinuosum (157860)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian105.3 - 93.5Brazil P. sinuosum (157870)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy P. sp. (74624)
Senonian100.5 - 66.0India P. lobatum (155339)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6France P. sinuosum (148656)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Germany P. sinuosum (74484 74486)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Italy P. sinuosum (149307)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.8 - 70.6Romania P. lobatum (147177)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Marshall Islands P. sp. (74534)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Spain P. sp. (68902)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Iraq P. levantinum (138276)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Croatia P. levantinum (87251)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Iraq (Kurdistan) P. sp. (215058)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Slovakia (Senica District) P. sp. (216028)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0Iraq (Kurdistan) P. sp. (215090 215091 215097 215098 215099 215104 215105 215107)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0Slovakia (Trencin) P. sp. (216062)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0Iraq (Sulaymaniyah) P. levantimum (215121 215128 215129 215138)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Iraq (Kurdistan) P. sp. (215061 215062)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Slovakia (Trencin) P. sp. (216109)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Italy P. levantinum (24270)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Iraq (Kurdistan) P. sp. (215108)