Archaeolithophyllaceae
| Archaeolithophyllaceae Temporal range: Tournaisian –Mid permian[1] | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Phylum: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Florideophyceae |
| Stem group: | Corallinales |
| Family: | †Archaeolithophyllaceae |
The Archaeolithophyllaceae are a family of algae that are thought to represent the stem lineage of the corallinaceae.[1]
See also
- Coralline algae#Evolution
- Other stem-group corallines:
- Arenigiphyllum (Ordovician)
- Petrophyton (Ordovician : Caradoc)
- Graticula (Silurian : Wenlock)
- Halysis (Ordovician)
- Archaeolithophyllum (Pennsylvanian)
- ?Maimonachaetetes (Mississippian)
- ?Palaeoaplysina (Pennsylvanian – Permian; possibly an animal)
- ? Solenoporaceae (Ordovician)
References
- 1 2 Cózar, P. (2003). "Neoprincipia nov. gen., a new Mississippian red alga, and remarks on the Archaeolithophyllaceae (Rhodophyta)". Geobios 36 (5): 505–517. doi:10.1016/S0016-6995(03)00060-3.
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