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Coccosphaerida

Coccolithophyceae - Calyptrosphaeraceae

Taxonomy
Coccosphaerida was named by Lambert (1987). Its type is Coccosphaerida heteromorphus.

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

Subtaxa
C. heteromorphus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Coccosphaerida Lambert
1997Coccosphaerida Bown and Young

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
—Hacrobia
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
familyCalyptrosphaeraceae
genusCoccosphaeridaLambert 1987

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.

G. †Coccosphaerida Lambert 1987
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available