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Codiaceae
| Description | Codiaceae is a family of green algae in the order Bryopsidales. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codiaceae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source Data |
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Bryopsidales : Codiaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Chlorophyta : Bryopsidophyceae : Bryopsidales : Codiaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Codiaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (13%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 470 - 467 Ma Middle Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | lagoonal,coastal,inner shelf,marine,brackish,freshwater (based on Chlorophyta) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Bryopsidales) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photoautotroph (based on Bryopsidales) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Bryopsidales) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | W. Kiessling. 2004. Ecology opinions. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | ミル | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codiaceae |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Anchicodium ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 323 Ma Carboniferous | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Arabicodium ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 30 | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Baccanella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Calcifolium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Callipsygma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Carpathocodium ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | 133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Codium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Collarecodium ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Espera genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eugonophyllum genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 22 | 315 Ma Carboniferous | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Ivanovia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 16 | 318 Ma Carboniferous | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Litanaia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Lithocodium ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 119 | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Ovulites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 55.8 Ma Eocene | |
| Polygonella ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Calcipatera cottonwoodensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1843 | Codiaceae Kützing |
| 2004 | Codiaceae Kiessling |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
