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Bryopsidophyceae
Source Data |
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Rank | class (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Chlorophyta : Bryopsidophyceae | ||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 11 (19%) | ||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||
Environment | lagoonal,coastal,inner shelf,marine,brackish,freshwater (based on Chlorophyta) | ||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Chlorophyta) | ||||||||||||||||||
Diet | photoautotroph (based on Chlorophyta) | ||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. Mancinelli, D. Ferrandes, and B. Coccia. 2004. Norian calcareous Algae from the Matese Mountains (northern Campania, Italy). Facies 50:107-112 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Bryopsidales order | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 106 | 470 Ma Middle Ordovician | 0 Ma Extant | |
Caulerpales order | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 410 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 0 Ma Extant |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1963 | Bryopsidophyceae Round |
2004 | Bryopsidophyceae Kiessling |
2004 | Bryopsidophyceae Mancinelli et al. p. 107 |
References
Mancinelli A., Ferrandes D., et al (2004) Norian calcareous Algae from the Matese Mountains (northern Campania, Italy), Facies 50, 107-112 |
Kiessling W. (2004) Ecology opinions |
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!