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Palaeoaplysina laminaeformis

Rhodophyceae - Archaeolithophyllales - Palaoaplysinaceae

Taxonomy
Palaeoaplysina laminaeformis was named by Krotov (1888). It is the type species of Palaeoaplysina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Palaeoaplysina laminaeformis Krotov

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomRhodoplantaeSaunders and Hommersand 2004
phylumRhodophytaWettstein 1922
classRhodophyceaeRuprecht 1851
RankNameAuthor
orderArchaeolithophyllalesChuvashov 1987
familyPalaoaplysinaceaeVachard and Kabanov 2007
genusPalaeoaplysinaKrotov 1888
specieslaminaeformisKrotov 1888

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Architecture: porousc
Environment: marineg
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: "photoautotroph"g
Created: 2007-10-19 04:00:21
Modified: 2007-10-19 06:00:21
Source: g = genus, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Desmoinesian to the top of the Capitanian or 312.80000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Utah) Palaeoaplysina laminaeformis (63144)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Russian Federation Palaeoaplysina laminaeformis (50796)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51China (Zhejiang) Palaeoaplysina laminaeformis (10698)