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Metasolenopora

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)68848https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=68848
Rankgenus (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Plantae : Rhodophyta : Rhodophyceae : Solenoporaceae : Metasolenopora
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
kingdomPlantaeHaeckel 1866
subkingdomBiliphytaCavalier-Smith 1981
phylumRhodophytaWettstein 1922
classRhodophyceaeRuprecht 1851
familySolenoporaceaePia 1927
genusMetasolenoporaYabe 1912
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Metasolenoporagenusbelongs to Solenoporaceaestated without evidenceDragastan et al., 1999
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance209 - 201 Ma
Mesozoic
Environmentcoastal,inner shelf,marine (based on Rhodophyceae)
Motilitystationary (based on Rhodophyceae)
Dietphotoautotroph (based on Rhodophyceae)
Taphonomyhigh Mg calcite,porous (based on Rhodophyceae)
Primary Reference (PBDB)O. Dragastan, B. Kube, and D. K. Richter. 1999. New Late Triassic calcareous algae from Hydra, Greece. Acta Palaeontologica Romanae 2:139-156

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1912Metasolenopora Yabe
1999Metasolenopora Dragastan et al. p. 148

References

Dragastan O., Kube B., et al (1999) New Late Triassic calcareous algae from Hydra, Greece, Acta Palaeontologica Romanae 2, 139-156
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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