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Corallinoideae
Source Data |
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Rank | subfamily (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Rhodophyta : Rhodophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : Corallinoideae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 7 (50%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 66.0 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Corallinaceae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached, epibiont (based on Corallinaceae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | photoautotroph (based on Corallinaceae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Corallinaceae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. C. Bailey and R. L. Chapman. 1998. A phylogenetic study of the Corallinales (Rhodophyta) based on nuclear small-subunit rRNA gene sequences. Journal of Phycology 34:692-705 |
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Corallina β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 68 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | |
Jania genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 57 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1998 | Corallinoideae Bailey and Chapman |
References
Bailey J. C., Chapman R. L. (1998) A phylogenetic study of the Corallinales (Rhodophyta) based on nuclear small-subunit rRNA gene sequences, Journal of Phycology 34, 692-705 |
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!