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Syracosphaerales

Coccolithophyceae - Syracosphaerales

Taxonomy
Syracosphaerales was named by Hay (1977).

It was assigned to Prymnesiophyceae by Young et al. (2003).

Entered
by P. Bown on 2006-10-17

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Syracosphaerales Hay
2003Syracosphaerales Young et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
Hacrobia
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
orderSyracosphaeralesHay 1977
orderSyracosphaeralesHay 1977

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Or. †Syracosphaerales Hay 1977
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Fm. Calciosoleniaceae Kamptner 1927
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G. †Calciosolenia Gran 1912
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Calciosolenia fossilis Deflandre 1954
Invalid names: Scapholithus Deflandre 1954 [synonym]
Fm. Rhabdosphaeraceae Haeckel 1894
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G. Acanthoica Lohmann 1903
G. Algirosphaera Schlauder 1945
G. †Blackites Hay and Towe 1962
G. Discosphaera Haeckel 1894
G. Rhabdosphaera Haeckel 1894
Fm. Umbellosphaeraceae Young et al. 2003
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G. Umbellosphaera Paasche 1955
Invalid names: Syracosphaeraceae Lohmann 1902 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available