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Harveylithon ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : Harveylithon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Rhodophyta : Rhodophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : Harveylithon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Harveylithon A.Rösler, Perfectti, V.Peña & J.C.Braga, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Rösler, A.; Perfectti, F.; Peña, V.; Braga, J. C. (2016). Phylogenetic relationships of corallinaceae (Corallinales, Rhodophyta): taxonomic implications for reef-building corallines. Journal of Phycology. 52(3): 412-431. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 0.78 - 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 0.13 - 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | B. Dechnik, J. M. Webster, and G. E. Webb, L. Nothdurft, A. Dutton, J. -C. Braga, J. Zhao, S. Duce, J. Sadler. 2017. The evolution of the Great Barrier Reef during the Last Interglacial Period. Global and Planetary Change 149:53-71 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Harveylithon canariense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Harveylithon munitum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 0.78 Ma Pleistocene | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Lithophyllum munitum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2016 | Harveylithon Rösler et al. |
| 2017 | Harveylithon Dechnik et al. |
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!
