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Amphiroideae

Florideophyceae - Corallinales - Corallinophycidae

Taxonomy
Amphiroideae is a subfamily. It is extant.

It was assigned to Corallinaceae by Bailey and Chapman (1998), Saxena et al. (2005) and Tripalo (2017).

Subtaxa
Amphiroa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Amphiroideae Bailey and Chapman
2005Amphiroideae Saxena et al. p. 282
2017Amphiroideae Tripalo p. 14

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

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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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
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 Albian to the top of the Holocene or 113.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 100.5 Ma

Collections (124 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.0 - 100.5India (Tamil Nadu) Amphiroa foliaceae, Amphiroa guatemalense (219377) Amphiroa kaskaella (219379)
Senonian100.5 - 66.0India Amphiroa elliottii, Amphiroa varagurense, Amphiroa guatemalense (155339)
Danian66.0 - 61.6China (Tibet) Amphiroa sp. (215945)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.2China (Tibet) Amphiroa sp. (215947)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Iraq Amphiroa elliotti (138278) Amphiroa iraquensis (138276 138279)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Greece Amphiroa elliotti (143460)
Paleocene - Middle Eocene66.0 - 37.71Greece Amphiroa elliotti (143457)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Iraq (Kurdistan) Amphiroa iraquensis (215056 215058) Amphiroa sp. (215043 215046 215047 215048 215060) Amphiroa sp., Amphiroa iraquensis (215044 215045 215059)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0China (Tibet) Amphiroa sp. (215938 215943)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0Iraq (Kurdistan) Amphiroa iraquensis (215080 215082 215085 215086 215087 215088 215089 215090 215091 215095 215096 215097 215107)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0Iraq (Sulaymaniyah) Amphiroa iraquensis (215122 215129 215130 215131 215142 215143 215144 215145 215160 215161)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0India (Meghalaya) Amphiroa sp. (214602)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Turkey Amphiroa sp. (155377)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Iraq (Kurdistan) Amphiroa iraquensis (215069) Amphiroa sp. (215065) Amphiroa sp., Amphiroa iraquensis (215061)
Thanetian - Ypresian59.2 - 47.8Iraq (Kurdistan) Amphiroa iraquensis (215753) Amphiroa iroquensis (215754)
Thanetian - Ypresian59.2 - 47.8Pakistan (Dera Ismail Khan) Amphiroa sp. (214820)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Iraq (Kurdistan) Amphiroa iraquensis (215108 215109 215111 215112)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Greece Amphiroa sp. 2, Amphiroa sp. 3 (143453)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3India (West Bengal) Amphiroa sp. (215231)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (Florida) Amphiroa americana (147699)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene47.8 - 33.9Greece Amphiroa sp. (143458)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1India (Gujarat) Amphiroa sp. (156232)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Guam Amphiroa anchiverricosa (150097 150197 150265) Amphiroa anchiverricosa, Amphiroa tani (150170) Amphiroa tani (150164 150171)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608India (Gujarat) Amphiroa sp. 1 (137527)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Marshall Islands Amphiroa sp. (150325)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France (Corsica) Amphiroa ellenbergeri (148704)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Egypt Amphiroa prefragilissima (147625)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Malaysia Amphiroa sp. (165770)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62India (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) Amphiroa sp. (221928 222142 222143 222144 222145 222146)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Spain (Granada) Amphiroa sp. (147183 147184)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Guam Amphiroa prefragilissima (150083 150085 150089 150199 150219 150266 150267) Amphiroa regularis (150268) Amphiroa sp. C (150222) Amphiroa sp. D (150270) Amphiroa verricosa (150223)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Egypt Amphiroa prefragilissima (147632 147635 147636 147638 147644) Amphiroa sp., Amphiroa prefragilissima (147637 147640 147641 147642 147643)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806India (Andaman Islands) Amphiroa fragilissima (222380)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129New Caledonia Amphiroa fragillissima (89431)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117India (Andaman Islands) Amphiroa sp. (221975 221976)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Guam Amphiroa sp. C (150269)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Egypt Amphiroa droogeri, Amphiroa prefragilissima (147648) Amphiroa sp., Amphiroa lemoineae, Amphiroa droogeri, Amphiroa prefragilissima (147646) Amphiroa toddae, Amphiroa droogeri, Amphiroa prefragilissima (147647 147649) Amphiroa toddae, Amphiroa lemoineae, Amphiroa droogeri, Amphiroa prefragilissima (147645 147650)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Italy Amphiroa sp. (176818)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Maldives Amphiroa sp. (83646)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117New Caledonia Amphiroa sp. (109502)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117India (Gujarat) Amphiroa sp. (80599 80601)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0India (Gujarat) Amphiroa sp. 2 (137528)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0French Polynesia Amphiroa sp. (97463)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0India Amphiroa sp. (76320)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0India (Lakshadweep Islands) Amphiroa fragilissima (222392)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Greece Amphiroa sp. (97633)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Seychelles Amphiroa sp. (96926)