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Polyphysaceae

Chlorophyceae - Dasycladales - Polyphysaceae

Taxonomy
Polyphysaceae was named by Kützing (1843). It is extant.

It was assigned to Dasycladales by Berger (2006).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Polyphysaceae Kützing
1847Acetabulariaceae Nägeli
2006Polyphysaceae Berger

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Archaeplastida
—Chloroplastida
phylumChlorophytaReichenbach 1834
RankNameAuthor
classChlorophyceaeKützing 1843
orderDasycladalesKützing 1860
familyPolyphysaceaeKützing 1843
familyPolyphysaceaeKützing 1843

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. Polyphysaceae Kützing 1843
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G. Acetabularia Lamouroux 1812
G. Halicoryne Harvey 1859
Invalid names: Acetabulariaceae Nägeli 1847 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Architecture: porouso
Environment: coastal, inner shelf, oligotrophic, hypersaline, marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: "photoautotroph"o
Created: 2006-07-05 08:29:01
Modified: 2007-10-05 06:09:29
Source: o = order, p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Tortonian or 283.30000 to 7.24600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 274.4 Ma

Collections (171 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Tajikistan Likanella cretae (182691 182692) Likanella sp. (182824)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Croatia Likanella sp. (75510)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Oman (Betain Plain) Likanella sp. (218182)
Guadalupian274.4 - 259.51Türkiye (Muğla) Likanella spinosa (218170)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Tunisia (Madanin) Likanella sp. (42091)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Greece Likanella sp. (92727)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Hungary Teutloporella peniculiformis (67640)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Austria Teutloporella peniculiformis (45426)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Spain Teutloporella peniculiformis (73975)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Greece Teutloporella sp. (73815)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Croatia Teutloporella peniculiformis (61238)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Italy Teutloporella sp. (49915)
Middle Triassic246.7 - 237.0Italy (Trento) Diplopora herculea (202272)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Italy Teutloporella sp., Teutloporella peniculiformis (23570)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Austria Teutloporella herculea (126955)
Illyrian - Fassanian243.33 - 239.48Spain Teutloporella nodosa, Teutloporella vicentina, Teutloporella triasina (73970)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Slovakia Teutloporella nodosa (23867)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Austria (Kärnten) Teutloporella nodosa, Teutloporella sp. (81063)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Germany Teutloporella herculea (45427 67653)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Thailand Teutloporella herculea (67684)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Austria (Northern Alps) Teutloporella herculea (38140)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Spain (Granada) Teutloporella herculea (218273 218308)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Italy (South Tyrol) Teutloporella herculea (205143)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Italy Teutloporella nodosa, Teutloporella herculea (20659)
Ladinian - Julian241.464 - 233.6Slovakia Teutloporella herculea (34882)
Ladinian - Carnian241.464 - 227.3Türkiye Teutloporella nodosa (73852)
Ladinian - Carnian241.464 - 227.3Italy Teutloporella nodosa, Teutloporella herculea (25260)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Slovenia Teutloporella herculea (166631)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Slovenia Clypeina besici, Teutloporella echinata (195833)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Hungary Clypeina besici, Teutloporella sp., Teutloporella herculea (60383)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3China (Tibet) Teutloporella herculea (218168)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Iran Clypeina besici, Teutloporella herculea (37045)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Italy Teutloporella nodosa (67620)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Japan (Shikoku) Clypeina besici (234321)
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4Japan (Kochi) Clypeina sp. (98600)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Serbia Clypeina sp. (221271)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Austria Clypeina sp. (36815)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Italy (Sicily) Teutloporella sp., Teutloporella echinata (36454)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Iran (South Khorasan) Clypeina sp. (218779)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Austria Clypeina sp. (36801 36807)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1Indonesia Clypeina sp. (68197)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Spain Halicoryne sp. (34624)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Saudi Arabia Clypeina sp. (45608)
Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian154.8 - 145.06Spain Likanella bartheli (34610)
Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian154.8 - 145.06Romania Clypeina sulcata (201709)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian154.8 - 143.1Croatia Clypeina jurassica (21187)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Austria Clypeina jurassica (36222)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Portugal Clypeina jurassica (25329) Clypeina jurassica, Likanella bartheli (68250 68251)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Türkiye Clypeina jurassica (149912 149913 149914 149915 149916 149917 149918 149919 149920 149921 149922 149924 149925 149926)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Algeria Clypeina jurassica (85907)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Berriasian152.21 - 141.0Türkiye Clypeina jurassica (149865)
Middle Tithonian - Late/Upper Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Czechia Clypeina jurassica, Teutloporella socialis (31286)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Qatar Clypeina jurassica, Clypeina hanabatensis (147701)
Tithonian - Berriasian149.2 - 137.05Austria Clypeina jurassica, Clypeina solkani (68260 68261)
Early/Lower Berriasian143.1 - 141.0Türkiye Clypeina jurassica (149951 149952 149953 149954 149955 149956 149957 149958 149959 149960)
Late/Upper Berriasian139.1 - 137.05Türkiye Clypeina jurassica (149965 149972)
Early/Lower Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Türkiye Clypeina parasolkani (149868 149869)
Early/Lower Valanginian137.05 - 132.6France Likanella campanensis (148595)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Türkiye Clypeina parasolkani (149870 149871 149872 149873)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6France Clypeina parvula, Teutloporella gallaeformis (149338)
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Türkiye Clypeina parasolkani (149874 149875 149876 149881)
Late/Upper Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Türkiye Clypeina parasolkani (149877 149878 149879) Clypeina parasolkani, Clypeina solkani (149864 149880)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4France Clypeina inopinata, Likanella danilovae (149337)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Italy Clypeina radici (66424)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Türkiye Clypeina parasolkani, Clypeina solkani (149882 149883)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Türkiye Clypeina parasolkani (149884 149885 149886)
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian125.77 - 119.57Romania Likanella pejovicae, Radoiciciella banatica (148829)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Türkiye Clypeina nigra (149866)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Germany Clypeina sp. (25535)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57France Likanella danilovae (149808)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9Egypt Clypeina sp. (148210)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9Brazil Polyphysaceae indet. (157870)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Germany Clypeina sp. (74483 74484 74486)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0India (Maharashtra) Clypeina sp. (191528)
Danian66.0 - 61.66China (Tibet) Clypeina sp. (215945)
Danian66.0 - 61.66India (Tamil Nadu) Acetabularia sp., Clypeina sahnii (215196)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Slovenia Clypeina sp. (79272)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Oman (Ash Sharqiyah) Clypeina sp. (215828)
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.66Egypt Clypeina occidentalis, Clypeina sp. (34685)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.24China (Tibet) Clypeina sp. (215947)
Danian - Thanetian66.0 - 56.0Italy Clypeina occidentalis (24269)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Iraq (Kurdistan) Rostoporella oviformis (215048 215055)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Egypt (Suez) Clypeina merienda (215916) Clypeina sp. (215917)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Oman (Ash Sharqiyah) Clypeina sp. (215829 215831)
Selandian - Thanetian61.66 - 56.0Iraq (Kurdistan) Clypeina merienda (215105 215107)
Selandian - Thanetian61.66 - 56.0China (Tibet) Clypeina sp. (215938 215943 215949)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0China (Tibet) Clypeina rotella (215482)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Austria (Upper Austria) Clypeina bucuri (216228 216231)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Iraq (Kurdistan) Rostoporella oviformis (215062 215066)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Italy Clypeina sp. (24270)
Thanetian - Ypresian59.24 - 48.07Iraq (Kurdistan) Clypeina merienda (215753)
Thanetian - Ypresian59.24 - 48.07Iraq (Sulaimani) Clypeina sp. (215745 215746 215747 215748 215749 215750 215751)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07India (Andhra Pradesh) Acetabularia sp. (46388)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Iraq (Kurdistan) Clypeina merienda (215108 215109 215110 215112 215113 215114)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Iraq (Sulaymaniyah) Clypeina merienda (215164)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03India (West Bengal) Clypeina socanensis, Clypeina sp. (215253 215254 215255 215260)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Egypt Acetabularia sp. (34873)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Romania (Bukovina) Acetabularia moldavica (235063)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Romania Halicoryne morelleti (198871)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Romania Halicoryne morelleti (70575 70618)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Cyprus Acetabularia sp. (223599)