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Actinosphaeroideae

Coccolithophyceae - Ellipsagelosphaeraceae

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by B. Hollcraft (authorized by J. Sessa) on 2024-03-22; modified by B. Hollcraft on 2024-03-22

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Actinosphaeroideae Noël p. 154

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
Hacrobia
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
familyEllipsagelosphaeraceae
subfamilyActinosphaeroideae
subfamilyActinosphaeroideae

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Subfm. †Actinosphaeroideae Noël 1965
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G. †Calolithus Noël 1965
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. Noël 1965Coccolithes elliptiques, composés d’un disque supérieur simple, largement échancré, accolé au niveau de sa bordure interne à un disque inférieur, fait d’une seule série de lames de calcite qui sortent dans l’échancrure du disque supérieur.