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Eiffellithales

Coccolithophyceae - Eiffellithales

Taxonomy
Eiffellithales was named by Rood et al. (1971).

It was assigned to Prymnesiophyceae by Bown and Young (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Eiffellithales Rood et al.
1997Eiffellithales Bown and Young

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
—Hacrobia
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
orderEiffellithalesRood et al. 1971
orderEiffellithalesRood et al. 1971

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. †Eiffellithales Rood et al. 1971
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Fm. †Chiastozygaceae Rood et al. 1973
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G. †Ahmuellerella Reinhardt 1964
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†Ahmuellerella regularis Górka 1957
G. †Amphizygus Bukry 1969
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†Amphizygus brooksii Bukry 1969
†Amphizygus minimus Bukry 1969
G. †Archaeozygodiscus Bown 1985
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G. †Bownia Varol and Girgis 1994
G. †Bukrylithus Black 1971
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†Bukrylithus ambiguus Black 1971
G. †Chiastozygus Gartner 1968
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†Chiastozygus amphipons Bramlette and Martini 1964
†Chiastozygus antiquus Perch-Nielsen 1973
†Chiastozygus bifarius Bukry 1969
†Chiastozygus litterarius Górka 1957
†Chiastozygus spissus Bergen 1998
†Chiastozygus stylesii Burnett 1998
†Chiastozygus tenuis Black 1971
†Chiastozygus trabalis Górka 1957
†Chiastozygus ultimus Perch-Nielsen 1981
G. †Clepsilithus Crux 1987
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†Clepsilithus maculosus Rutledge and Bown 1996
†Clepsilithus meniscus de Kaenel and Bergen 1996
G. †Crepidolithus Noël 1965
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†Crepidolithus crassus Deflandre 1954
†Crepidolithus impontus Grün et al. 1974
†Crepidolithus parvulus de Kaenel and Bergen 1996
†Crepidolithus timorensis Krystan-Tollmann 1988
Invalid names: Millbrookia Medd 1979 [synonym], Timorhabdus Krystan-Tollmann 1988 [synonym]
G. †Diadorhombus Worsley 1971
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†Diadorhombus rectus Worsley 1971
G. †Gorkaea Varol and Girgis 1994
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†Gorkaea obliqueclausus Varol 1991
†Gorkaea operio Varol and Girgis 1984
†Gorkaea pseudanthophorus Bramlette and Martini 1964
G. †Heteromarginatus Bukry 1969
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G. †Jakubowskia Varol 1989
G. †Loxolithus Noël 1965
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†Loxolithus armilla Black 1959
G. †Misceomarginatus Wind and Wise 1977
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†Misceomarginatus pleniporus Wind and Wise 1977
G. †Monomarginatus Wind and Wise 1977
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†Monomarginatus pectinatus Wind and Wise 1977
†Monomarginatus quaternarius Wind and Wise 1977
G. †Neocrepidolithus Romein 1979
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†Neocrepidolithus cohenii Perch-Nielsen 1968
†Neocrepidolithus cruciatus Perch-Nielsen 1979
†Neocrepidolithus dirimosus Perch-Nielsen 1979
†Neocrepidolithus fossus Romein 1977
†Neocrepidolithus neocrassus Perch-Nielsen 1968
†Neocrepidolithus watkinsii Pospichal and Wise 1990
G. †Placozygus Hoffman 1970
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†Placozygus fibuliformis Reinhardt 1964
†Placozygus sigmoides Romein 1979
G. †Reinhardtites Perch-Nielsen 1968
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†Reinhardtites anthophorus Deflandre 1959
†Reinhardtites levis Prins and Sissingh 1977
G. †Retemediaformis Varol 1991
G. †Rhabdophidites Manivit 1971
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†Rhabdophidites parallelus Wind and Cepek 1979
Invalid names: Rhabdolekiscus Hill 1976 [synonym]
G. †Staurolithites Caratini 1963
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†Staurolithites aenigma Burnett 1998
†Staurolithites angustus Stover 1966
†Staurolithites crux Deflandre and Fert 1954
†Staurolithites dorfii Bukry 1969
†Staurolithites ellipticus Gartner 1968
†Staurolithites flavus Burnett 1998
†Staurolithites glaber Jeremiah 1996
†Staurolithites imbricatus Gartner 1968
†Staurolithites integer Bukry 1969
†Staurolithites laffittei Caratini 1963
†Staurolithites lumina Bown 1998
†Staurolithites minutus Burnett 1998
†Staurolithites mitcheneri Applegate and Bergen 1998
†Staurolithites parma Wind and Wise 1977
†Staurolithites rotatus Jeremiah 1996
†Staurolithites stradneri Rood and Hay 1971
†Staurolithites zoensis Burnett 1998
Invalid names: Staurorhabdus Noël 1973 [synonym], Vagalapilla Bukry 1969 [synonym], Vekshinella Loeblich and Tappan 1963 [synonym]
G. †Tranolithus Stover 1966
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†Tranolithus gabalus Stover 1966
†Tranolithus incus de Kaenel and Bergen 1996
†Tranolithus macleodiae Bukry 1969
†Tranolithus minimus Bukry 1969
†Tranolithus orionatus Reinhardt 1966
G. †Tubirhabdus Rood et al. 1973
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†Tubirhabdus patulus Rood et al. 1973
G. †Zeugrhabdotus Reinhardt 1965
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†Zeugrhabdotus clarus Bown 2005
†Zeugrhabdotus cooperi Bown 1992
†Zeugrhabdotus diplogrammus Deflandre 1954
†Zeugrhabdotus erectus Deflandre 1954
†Zeugrhabdotus fissus Grün and Zweili 1980
†Zeugrhabdotus noeliae Rood et al. 1971
†Zeugrhabdotus scutula Bergen 1994
†Zeugrhabdotus sigmoides Bramlette and Sullivan 1961
†Zeugrhabdotus spiralis Bramlette and Martini 1964
†Zeugrhabdotus trivectis Bergen 1994
†Zeugrhabdotus xenotus Stover 1996
Invalid names: Glaukolithus Reinhardt 1964 [synonym]
Fm. †Eiffellithaceae Reinhardt 1965
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G. †Diloma Wind and Cepek 1979
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†Diloma galei Burnett 1998
†Diloma galiciense Bergen 1994
†Diloma primitiva Worsley 1971
G. †Eiffellithus Reinhardt 1965
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†Eiffellithus equibiramus Watkins and Bergen 2003
†Eiffellithus eximius Stover 1966
†Eiffellithus gorkae Reinhardt 1965
†Eiffellithus hancockii Burnett 1998
†Eiffellithus parallelus Perch-Nielsen 1973
†Eiffellithus parvus Watkins and Bergen 2003
†Eiffellithus pospichalii Burnett 1998
†Eiffellithus praestigium Watkins and Bergen 2003
†Eiffellithus primus Applegate and Bergen 1988
†Eiffellithus striatus Black 1971
†Eiffellithus turriseiffelii Deflandre 1954
†Eiffellithus vonsalisiae Watkins and Bergen 2003
†Eiffellithus windii Applegate and Bergen 1988
G. †Helicolithus Noël 1970
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†Helicolithus anceps Górka 1957
†Helicolithus compactus Bukry 1969
†Helicolithus leckiei Bown 2005
†Helicolithus turonicus Varol and Girgis 1994
G. †Rothia Varol and Girgis 1994
G. †Tegumentum Thierstein 1972
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†Tegumentum octiformis Köthe 1981
†Tegumentum stradneri Thierstein 1972
Fm. †Rhagodiscaceae Hay 1977
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G. †Calcicalathina Thierstein 1971
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†Calcicalathina alta Perch-Nielsen 1979
†Calcicalathina oblongata Worsley 1971
G. †Percivalia Bukry 1969
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†Percivalia arata de Kaenel and Bergen 1996
†Percivalia fenestrata Worsley 1971
†Percivalia imperfossa Black 1971
†Percivalia pontilitha Bukry 1969
†Percivalia porosa Bukry 1969
G. †Rhagodiscus Reinhardt 1967
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†Rhagodiscus amplus Bown 2005
†Rhagodiscus angustus Stradner 1963
†Rhagodiscus asper Stradner 1963
†Rhagodiscus cepekii Crux 1987
†Rhagodiscus dekaenelii Bergen 1994
†Rhagodiscus gallagheri Rutledge and Bown 1996
†Rhagodiscus indistinctus Burnett 1998
†Rhagodiscus infinitus Worsley et al. 1971
†Rhagodiscus nebulosus Bralower 1989
†Rhagodiscus plebeius Perch-Nielsen 1968
†Rhagodiscus reniformis Perch-Nielsen 1973
†Rhagodiscus robustus Bown 2005
†Rhagodiscus sageri Bown 2005
†Rhagodiscus splendens Deflandre 1953
Invalid names: Mitosia Worsley 1971 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available