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Fourstonella

Rhodophyceae - Aoujgaliaceae

Taxonomy
Fourstonella was named by Cummings (1955). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Aoujgaliaceae by Kiessling (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Fourstonella Cummings
2004Fourstonella Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomRhodoplantaeSaunders and Hommersand 2004
phylumRhodophytaWettstein 1922
RankNameAuthor
classRhodophyceaeRuprecht 1851
familyAoujgaliaceaeTermier and Vachard 1975
genusFourstonellaCummings 1955

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. †Fourstonella Cummings 1955
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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: base of the Asbian to the top of the Kungurian or 340.00000 to 272.30000 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asbian340.0 - 336.0Ireland F. fusiformis (76712) F. sp. (76709 76710 76711 76713)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9United Kingdom (Scotland) F. fusiformis (6407 6410 6419 6440 6442 6443 6445 6446 6448 6450 6451 6452 6453 6457 6458 6459 6462)
Chesterian335.5 - 323.2USA (Iowa) F. sp. (3294)
Serpukhovian330.9 - 323.2France F. fusiformis (76632)
Bashkirian - Moscovian323.2 - 307.0Spain (Asturias) F. sp. (76872)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Tajikistan F. johnsoni (182693) F. sp. (182692 182699 182700 182821)