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Dermatolithon

Florideophyceae - Corallinales - Corallinaceae

Taxonomy
Dermatolithon was named by Foslie (1898).

It was assigned to Corallinaceae by Pisera (1985).

Species lacking formal opinion data
D. tesselatum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Dermatolithon Foslie
1985Dermatolithon Pisera p. 105

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomRhodoplantaeSaunders and Hommersand 2004
phylumRhodophytaWettstein 1922
subphylumEurhodophytina
classFlorideophyceaeCronquist 1960
RankNameAuthor
subclassCorallinophycidae()
orderCorallinalesSilva and Johansen 1986
familyCorallinaceaeLamouroux 1816
genusDermatolithonFoslie 1898

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. †Dermatolithon Foslie 1898
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Epibiont: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: "photoautotroph"f
Created: 2005-06-21 06:27:21
Modified: 2005-06-21 08:27:21
Source: f = family
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Holocene or 37.20000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Japan D. nitida (143510)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Guam D. nitida (150087)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Guam D. guamensis (150003 150093) D. sp. A (150158)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Egypt D. papillosum (147620)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Australia (Western Australia) D. sp. (34466)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Poland D. ucrainicum, D. natalie (70539)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Romania D. ucrainicum (70575 70618)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Italy D. crassum (148862)
Late/Upper Miocene - Pliocene11.608 - 2.588Guam D. sp. B (150153)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Greece (Rhodes) D. litorale (122994)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Egypt D. papillosum (147637 147641)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Egypt D. papillosum (147645 147647 147649 147650)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Vanuatu D. tesselatum (97441)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117French Polynesia D. tesselatum (97462)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0French Polynesia D. tesselatum (97463 97464)