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Gyroporella

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Gyroporella
Temporal range: PermianTriassic 272.5–205.6 Ma
Fossil Gyroporella from Triassic of Italy
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Clade: Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: UTC clade
Order: Dasycladales
Family: Dasycladaceae (?)
Genus: Gyroporella
Gümbel 1872

Gyroporella is an extinct genus of green algae, placed either in the family Dasycladaceae[1] or the family Triploporellaceae.[2]

Fossil record

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This genus is known in the fossil record from the Permian to the Triassic (from about 272.5 to 205.6 million years ago). Fossils of species within this genus have been found in Europe, Iran, Afghanistan, China, Malaysia and Tunisia.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Gyroporella". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  2. ^ a b Paleobiology Database