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Halimeda fragilis

Ulvophyceae - Bryopsidales - Halimedaceae

Taxonomy
Halimeda fragilis was named by Taylor (1950). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. gracilis, H. helladica, H. nana, H. praemonilis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1950Halimeda fragilis Taylor figs. Pl. 1, Fig. 3-6

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Archaeplastida
—Chloroplastida
phylumChlorophytaReichenbach 1834
RankNameAuthor
classUlvophyceae
orderBryopsidalesSchaffner 1922
familyHalimedaceaeLink 1832
genusHalimedaLamouroux 1812
speciesfragilisTaylor 1950

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.

†Halimeda fragilis Taylor 1950
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Environment: hypersaline, marine, brackishf
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: "photoautotroph"f
Created: 2007-10-05 04:10:47
Modified: 2007-10-05 06:10:47
Source: f = family, p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Priabonian or 56.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8India (Meghalaya) Halimeda fragilis (214993)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3India (Meghalaya) Halimeda fragilis (214994)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.3 - 33.9India (Meghalaya) Halimeda fragilis (214711)