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Bryopsidophyceae
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| Rank | class (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Chlorophyta : Bryopsidophyceae | ||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 11 (19%) | ||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | A. Mancinelli, D. Ferrandes, and B. Coccia. 2004. Norian calcareous Algae from the Matese Mountains (northern Campania, Italy). Facies 50:107-112 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Bryopsidales order | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 106 | 470 Ma Middle Ordovician | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Caulerpales order | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 410 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 0 Ma Extant |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1963 | Bryopsidophyceae Round |
| 2004 | Bryopsidophyceae Kiessling |
| 2004 | Bryopsidophyceae Mancinelli et al. p. 107 |
References
| Mancinelli A., Ferrandes D., et al (2004) Norian calcareous Algae from the Matese Mountains (northern Campania, Italy), Facies 50, 107-112 |
| Kiessling W. (2004) Ecology opinions |
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!
