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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
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
phylumChlorophytaReichenbach 1834
classChlorophyceaeKützing 1843
RankNameAuthor
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 (175 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Tajikistan Likanella cretae (182691 182692) Likanella sp. (182824)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Oman (Betain Plain) Likanella sp. (218182)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Croatia Likanella sp. (75510)
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 - 241.464Greece Teutloporella sp. (73815)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Austria Teutloporella peniculiformis (45426)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Spain Teutloporella peniculiformis (73975)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Italy Teutloporella sp. (49915)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Hungary Teutloporella peniculiformis (67640)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Croatia Teutloporella peniculiformis (61238)
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 - 237.0Austria (Kärnten) Teutloporella nodosa, Teutloporella sp. (81063)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Italy Teutloporella nodosa, Teutloporella herculea (20659)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Austria (Northern Alps) Teutloporella herculea (38140)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Thailand Teutloporella herculea (67684)