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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	2654450	https://www.gbif.org/species/2654450
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	55044	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=55044

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Hapalidiaceae : Melobesia

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Plantae : Rhodophyta : Rhodophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : Melobesia

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
kingdom	Plantae	Haeckel 1866
subkingdom	Biliphyta	Cavalier-Smith 1981
phylum	Rhodophyta	Wettstein 1922
class	Rhodophyceae	Ruprecht 1851
order	Corallinales	Silva and Johansen 1986
family	Corallinaceae	Lamouroux 1816
genus	Melobesia	J.V.Lamouroux 1812

Scientific Name

Melobesia J.V.Lamouroux, 1812

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Melobesia	genus	belongs to Corallinaceae	stated with evidence	Harlton, 1933
Melobesia	genus	belongs to Corallinaceae	stated without evidence	Braga et al., 1993
Melobesia	genus	belongs to Melobesioideae	stated without evidence	Bailey and Chapman, 1998

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

56.0 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene

Environment

marine (based on Corallinaceae)

Motility

stationary, attached, epibiont (based on Corallinaceae)

Diet

photoautotroph (based on Corallinaceae)

Taphonomy

high Mg calcite (based on Corallinaceae)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. C. Braga, D. W. J. Bosence, and R. S. Steneck. 1993. New anatomical characters in fossil coralline algae and their taxonomic implications. Palaeontology 36(3):535-547

Common Name(s)

Kalkhinnor

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Melobesia amplexifrons species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melobesia capensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melobesia chamaedoris species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melobesia lemoinei ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	56.0 Ma Paleocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Melobesia marginata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melobesia mediocris species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melobesia membranacea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melobesia polystromatica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Hapalidium Kützing, 1843	GBIF	genus	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Hapalidiaceae : *Hapalidium*
Epilithon Heydrich, 1897	GBIF	genus	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Hapalidiaceae : *Epilithon*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1933	Melobesia Harlton p. 7
1993	Melobesia Braga et al.
1998	Melobesia Bailey and Chapman

References

Braga J. C., Bosence D. W. J., et al (1993) New anatomical characters in fossil coralline algae and their taxonomic implications, Palaeontology 36 3, 535-547

Harlton B. H. (1933) Micropaleontology of the Pennsylvanian Johns Valley shale of the Ouachita Mountains, Oklahoma, and its relationship to the Mississippian Caney shale, Journal of Paleontology 7 1, 3-29

Bailey J. C., Chapman R. L. (1998) A phylogenetic study of the Corallinales (Rhodophyta) based on nuclear small-subunit rRNA gene sequences, Journal of Phycology 34, 692-705

Aphia2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

CoL2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature]. Web publication, available at http://botany.si.edu/ing/ (accessed August 2007). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000: Brands, S. J. (compiler) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000, PaleoDB - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2019). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. - via World Register of Marine Species

Guiry, M.D. (2001). Macroalgae of Rhodophycota, Phaeophycota, Chlorophycota, and two genera of Xanthophycota, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 20-38 - via World Register of Marine Species

Patterson, D. (2001). Platypus checklist of Protoctista - via World Register of Marine Species

Carlson, Lena (2005) Röd- och brunalger. Lista uppdaterad i maj 2005 mot Algaebase (http://www.algaebase.org/). Familjtillhörighet uppdaterad från Algaebase av Oskar Kindvall. - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

Wallentinus, I. (2011) Reviderad_Dyntaxafil_Rhodophyta_IW.xls 2011-05-17. - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

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!

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