Graticula

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Graticula
Temporal range: Wenlock
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Archaeplastida
Division: Rhodophyta
Class: Florideophyceae
Stem group: Corallinales
Family: Graticulaceae
Genus: Graticula
Brooke & Riding, 1998
Species
  • G. gotlandica (Rothpletz 1908)
Synonyms
  • Garwood & Goodyear Brooke & Riding
  • Solenopora gotlandica Craticula
  • Rothpletz 1908 Solenopora gracilis

Graticula, formerly incorrectly named Craticula,[1] is a genus of Palaeozoic coralline alga.[2] They form the framework of reef rocks in the Silurian of Gotland, from the Högklint, Slite and Halla groups.[3]

The Graticulaceae closely resemble the Cretaceous Solenoporaceae, and are only really differentiated by their stratigraphic position.[2]

Graticula mineralized with calcite.[4][clarification needed]

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