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Kymalithon

Florideophyceae - Corallinales - Corallinaceae

Taxonomy
Kymalithon was named by Lemoine and Emberger (1967). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Sporolithaceae by Aguirre et al. (2000); and to Corallinaceae by Misra et al. (2001).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Kymalithon Lemoine and Emberger
2000Kymalithon Aguirre et al.
2001Kymalithon Misra et al. p. 322

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomRhodoplantaeSaunders and Hommersand 2004
phylumRhodophytaWettstein 1922
subphylumEurhodophytina
classFlorideophyceaeCronquist 1960
RankNameAuthor
subclassCorallinophycidae()
orderCorallinalesSilva and Johansen 1986
familyCorallinaceaeLamouroux 1816
genusKymalithonLemoine and Emberger 1967

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. †Kymalithon Lemoine and Emberger 1967
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Kymalithon belgicum Fosile 1909
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available