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Chaetocladus capitatus

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Extinct species of alga

Chaetocladus capitatus
Temporal range: Ludfordian
~426–423 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Clade: Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: UTC clade
Order: Dasycladales
Family: †Triploporellaceae
Genus: †Chaetocladus
Species: †C. capitatus
Binomial name
†Chaetocladus capitatus
Loduca, Melchin & Verbruggen
Synonyms

Chaetocladus captitatus

Chaetocladus capitatus is an extinct species of green algae in the genus Chaetocladus, which existed in what is now Cornwallis Island, Arctic Canada, during the Ludfordian age (Silurian period). It was described by Steven T. Loduca, Michael J. Melchin and Heroen Verbruggen in 2011 based on fossils found in the Cape Phillips Formation.

References

  1. Steven T. Loduca, Michael J. Melchin and Heroen Verbruggen (2011). "Complex noncalcified macroalgae from the Silurian of Cornwallis Island, Arctic Canada" (PDF). Journal of Paleontology. 85 (1): 111–121. doi:10.1666/10-025.1. Archived from the original (PDF proof) on 2011-07-22.
Taxon identifiers
Chaetocladus capitatus


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