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Anfractus

Coccolithophyceae - Calyptrosphaeraceae

Taxonomy
Anfractus was named by Medd (1979). Its type is Anfractus harrisonii.

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

Species
A. harrisonii (type species), A. youngii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Anfractus Medd
1997Anfractus Bown and Young

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
—Hacrobia
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
familyCalyptrosphaeraceae
genusAnfractusMedd 1979

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. †Anfractus Medd 1979
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†Anfractus harrisonii Medd 1979
†Anfractus youngii Bown 1993
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available