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Metasolenopora

Rhodophyceae - Solenoporaceae

Taxonomy
Metasolenopora was named by Yabe (1912). It is not extant. Its type is Metasolenopora rothpletzi.

It was assigned to Solenoporaceae by Dragastan et al. (1999).

Species
M. rothpletzi (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Metasolenopora Yabe
1999Metasolenopora Dragastan et al. p. 148

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomRhodoplantaeSaunders and Hommersand 2004
phylumRhodophytaWettstein 1922
RankNameAuthor
classRhodophyceaeRuprecht 1851
familySolenoporaceaePia 1927
genusMetasolenoporaYabe 1912

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. †Metasolenopora Yabe 1912
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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: Rhaetian or 205.70000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Greece M. semiconcentrica (56719)