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Palaeosiphonium
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Chlorophyta : Chlorophyceae : Caulerpales : Palaeosiphonium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Chlorophyta : Bryopsidophyceae : Caulerpales : Palaeosiphonium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Palaeosiphonium Elliott, 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (100%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 130 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | lagoonal,coastal,inner shelf,marine,brackish,freshwater (based on Chlorophyta) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Chlorophyta) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photoautotroph (based on Chlorophyta) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | I. I. Bucur. 1994. Algues calcaires de la zone de Resita-Moldova Noua (Carpathes méridionales, Roumanie). Revue de Paléobiologie (13):147-209 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Palaeosiphonium convolvens species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1985 | Palaeosiphonium Elliott |
| 1994 | Palaeosiphonium Bucur |
References
| Bucur I. I. (1994) Algues calcaires de la zone de Resita-Moldova Noua (Carpathes méridionales, Roumanie), Revue de Paléobiologie 13, 147-209 |
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!
