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Calcifolium ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Rhodophyta : Rhodophyceae : Calcifoliida : Calcifoliaceae : Calcifolium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 339 - 323 Ma Carboniferous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 331 - 323 Ma Carboniferous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Calcifoliaceae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Calcifoliaceae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photoautotroph (based on Calcifoliaceae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Calcifoliaceae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | D. Vachard and P. Cozar. 2005. Falsocalcifolium nov. gen. and revision of the tribe Calcifolieae (Mississippian, incertae sedis algae). Geobios 38(6):803-822 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Calcifolium okense ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 339 Ma Carboniferous | 331 Ma Carboniferous |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1935 | Calcifolium Shvetsov and Birina |
| 2005 | Calcifolium Vachard and Cozar |
References
| Vachard D., Cozar P. (2005) Falsocalcifolium nov. gen. and revision of the tribe Calcifolieae (Mississippian, incertae sedis algae), Geobios 38 6, 803-822 |
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!
