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Sporolithon gunteri

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8679161https://www.gbif.org/species/8679161
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)295116https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=295116
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Sporolithaceae : Sporolithon : Sporolithon gunteri
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Plantae : Rhodophyta : Rhodophyceae : Corallinales : Sporolithaceae : Sporolithon : Sporolithon gunteri
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
kingdomPlantaeHaeckel 1866
subkingdomBiliphytaCavalier-Smith 1981
phylumRhodophytaWettstein 1922
classRhodophyceaeRuprecht 1851
orderCorallinalesSilva and Johansen 1986
familySporolithaceaeVerheij 1993
genusSporolithonHeydrich 1897
speciesSporolithon gunteriJohnson & Ferris 1948
Generic NameSporolithon
Scientific NameSporolithon gunteri Johnson & Ferris, 1948
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Sporolithon gunterispeciesbelongs to Sporolithonstated with evidenceJohnson and Ferris, 1948
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance38.0 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Last Recorded Appearance38.0 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Environmentcoastal,inner shelf,marine (based on Rhodophyceae)
Motilitystationary (based on Rhodophyceae)
Dietphotoautotroph (based on Rhodophyceae)
Taphonomyhigh Mg calcite,porous (based on Rhodophyceae)
Primary Reference (PBDB)S. Kishore, A. P. Singh, and A. K. Jauhri, P. K. Misra, S. K. Singh, B. C. Lyngdoh. 2007. Coralline algae from the Prang Formation (Eocene) of the South Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, India. 26(2):615-623

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1948Sporolithon gunteri Johnson and Ferris

References

Kishore S., Singh A. P., et al (2007) Coralline algae from the Prang Formation (Eocene) of the South Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, India 26 2, 615-623
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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