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Halimedaceae
| Description | Halimedaceae are a family of green algae in the order Bryopsidales. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halimedaceae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source Data |
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Bryopsidales : Halimedaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Chlorophyta : Bryopsidophyceae : Caulerpales : Halimedaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Halimedaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (6.5%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 458 - 453 Ma Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | hypersaline,marine,brackish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photoautotroph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | D. Bassi. 1998. Coralline algal facies and their palaeoenvironments in the Late Eocene of northern Italy (Calcare di Nago, Trento). Facies 39:179-202 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | サボテングサ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halimedaceae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Alpinocodium ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | |
| Boueina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 75 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Brandneria ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Calabricodium ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Cayeuxia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 92 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Chlorodesmis genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Collarecodium ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Egericodium ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Eugonophyllum genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 22 | 315 Ma Carboniferous | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Felixporidium ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Halimeda genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 168 | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Hydracara ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Juraella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 156 Ma Jurassic | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Madonicodium ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Nipponophycus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Ovulites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 55.8 Ma Eocene | |
| Palaeoporella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 458 Ma Middle Ordovician | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Saccamminopsis ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 339 Ma Carboniferous | 336 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Trelonella ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 382 Ma Late/Upper Devonian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1832 | Halimedaceae Link |
| 1834 | Udoteaceae Endlicher |
| 1998 | Halimedaceae Bassi |
| 2002 | Halimedaceae Forsythe et al. p. 616 |
| 2005 | Halimedaceae Senowbari-Daryan and Zamparelli |
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!
