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Amphiroa iraquensis ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8019112https://www.gbif.org/species/8019112
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)255045https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=255045
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : Amphiroa : Amphiroa iraquensis
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Plantae : Rhodophyta : Rhodophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : Amphiroa : Amphiroa iraquensis
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
kingdomPlantaeHaeckel 1866
subkingdomBiliphytaCavalier-Smith 1981
phylumRhodophytaWettstein 1922
classRhodophyceaeRuprecht 1851
orderCorallinalesSilva and Johansen 1986
familyCorallinaceaeLamouroux 1816
genusAmphiroa
speciesAmphiroa iraquensisJohnson 1964
Generic NameAmphiroa
Scientific NameAmphiroa iraquensis Johnson, 1964
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Amphiroa iraquensisspeciesbelongs to Amphiroastated with evidenceJohnson, 1964
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance66.0 - 56.0 Ma
Paleocene
Last Recorded Appearance66.0 - 56.0 Ma
Paleocene
Environmentmarine (based on Corallinaceae)
Motilitystationary, attached, epibiont (based on Corallinaceae)
Dietphotoautotroph (based on Corallinaceae)
Taphonomyhigh Mg calcite (based on Corallinaceae)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. H. Johnson. 1964. Paleocene Calcareous Red Algae from Northern Iraq. Micropaleontology 10(2):207-216

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1964Amphiroa iraquensis Johnson

References

Johnson J. H. (1964) Paleocene Calcareous Red Algae from Northern Iraq, Micropaleontology 10 2, 207-216
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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