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Craticulaceae ✝
Source Data |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Craticulaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Rhodophyta : Rhodophyceae : Corallinales : Craticulaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Craticulaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Craticula ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 433 Ma Silurian | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1998 | Craticulaceae 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!