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Cymopolia
| Description | Cymopolia is a genus of green algae in the family Dasycladaceae. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymopolia, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source Data |
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| Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Dasycladales : Dasycladaceae : Cymopolia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Chlorophyta : Dasycladophyceae : Dasycladales : Dasycladaceae : Cymopolia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Cymopolia J.V.Lamouroux, 1816 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 133 - 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | coastal,inner shelf,oligotrophic,hypersaline,marine,brackish (based on Dasycladales) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Dasycladales) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photoautotroph (based on Dasycladales) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite,porous (based on Dasycladales) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | M. Parente. 1997. Dasycladales from the Upper Maastrichtian of Salento Peninsula (Puglia, Southern Italy). Facies 36:91-122 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymopolia |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Cymopolia mayaense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cymopolia perkinsi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cymopolia van-bosseae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1816 | Cymopolia Lamouroux |
| 1997 | Cymopolia Parente |
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!
