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Ovulites arabica

Ulvophyceae - Bryopsidales - Udoteaceae

Taxonomy
Ovulites arabica was named by Pfender (1938). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Ovulites arabica Pfender

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Archaeplastida
—Chloroplastida
phylumChlorophytaReichenbach 1834
RankNameAuthor
classUlvophyceae
orderBryopsidalesSchaffner 1922
familyUdoteaceaeEndlicher 1834
genusOvulitesLamarck 1816
speciesarabicaPfender 1938

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.

†Ovulites arabica Pfender 1938
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: lagoonal, coastal, inner shelf, marine, brackish, freshwaterp
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: "photoautotroph"o
Created: 2007-10-23 01:56:40
Modified: 2007-10-23 03:56:40
Source: o = order, p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Selandian to the top of the Lutetian or 61.60000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Egypt (Red Sea Governorate) Ovulites arabica (215921)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Egypt (Red Sea Governorate) Ovulites arabica (215920)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8India (Meghalaya) Ovulites arabica (214993)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3India (Meghalaya) Ovulites arabica (214994)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3India (Gujarat) Ovulites arabica (215259)