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Craticula ✝
| Description | Craticula is a genus of diatom that lies on or in the top layers of sediments in the freshwater to brackish water environments it inhabits. In addition to frustule morphology the genus differs from closely related species by its sexual reproduction and movement in response to light. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craticula, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source Data |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Craticulaceae : Craticula | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Rhodophyta : Rhodophyceae : Corallinales : Craticulaceae : Craticula | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Craticula Brooke & Riding, 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 433 - 431 Ma Silurian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 232 - 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | coastal,inner shelf,marine (based on Rhodophyceae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Rhodophyceae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photoautotroph (based on Rhodophyceae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite,porous (based on Rhodophyceae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | C. Brooke and R. Riding. 1998. Ordovician and Silurian coralline red algae. Lethaia 31:185-195 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craticula |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Craticula gotlandica ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 433 Ma Silurian | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Solenopora gotlandica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1998 | Craticula Brooke and Riding |
References
| Brooke C., Riding R. (1998) Ordovician and Silurian coralline red algae, Lethaia 31, 185-195 |
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!
