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Subterraniphyllum

Florideophyceae - Corallinales - Corallinophycidae

Taxonomy
Subterraniphyllum was named by Elliott (1957). It is not extant. Its type is Subterraniphyllum thomasii.

It was assigned to Corallinales by Bassi et al. (2000); to Corallinoideae by Saxena et al. (2005); and to Corallinaceae by Andrews (1970), Kundal and Humane (2005), Kundal (2011).

Species
S. thomasii (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Subterraniphyllum Elliott
1970Subterraniphyllum Andrews
2000Subterraniphyllum Bassi et al.
2005Subterraniphyllum Kundal and Humane
2005Subterraniphyllum Saxena et al. p. 282
2011Subterraniphyllum Kundal

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomRhodoplantaeSaunders and Hommersand 2004
phylumRhodophytaWettstein 1922
subphylumEurhodophytina
classFlorideophyceaeCronquist 1960
RankNameAuthor
familyCorallinophycidae()
orderCorallinalesSilva and Johansen 1986
familyCorallinaceaeLamouroux 1816
genusSubterraniphyllumElliott 1957

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. †Subterraniphyllum Elliott 1957
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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: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Serravallian or 56.00000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Greece S. thomasi (143453)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03India (Gujarat) S. thomasii (215256)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Spain (Granada) S. thomasii (221481)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Italy (Vicenza) S. thomasii (138115)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Italy (Vicenza) S. thomasii (151435 151439)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Iran S. thomasii (138868 138869)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Spain S. sp. (147601)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Slovenia S. thomasii (24148)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Italy (Calabria) S. thomasi (9118)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98India S. thomasii (148392)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63India (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) S. sp. (222142 222144 222145)