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Permocalculus ✝
| Description | Permocalculus is a genus of red algae known from Permian to Cretaceous strata. Closely aligned to Gymnocodium, it is placed in the Gymnocodiaceae. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permocalculus, 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,PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Rhodophyta : Rhodophyceae : Gymnocodiaceae : Permocalculus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Permocalculus G.F.Elliott, 1955 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 279 - 272 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | coastal,inner shelf,marine (based on Rhodophyceae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Gymnocodiaceae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photoautotroph (based on Gymnocodiaceae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gymnocodiaceae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | W. Kiessling. 2003. Personal data. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permocalculus |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Gymnocodium fragile species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Permocalculus armenianus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 260 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Permocalculus elliotti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Permocalculus fragilis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 13 | 272 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Permocalculus multiformis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Permocalculus walnutense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1955 | Permocalculus Elliott |
| 2003 | Permocalculus Kiessling |
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!
