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Darwinilithus

Coccolithophyceae - Watznaueriales - Watznaueriaceae

Taxonomy
Darwinilithus was named by Watkins (1984). Its type is Darwinilithus pentarhethum.

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

Species
D. pentarhethum (type species)
Entered
by P. Bown on 2006-10-17

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Darwinilithus Watkins
1997Darwinilithus Bown and Young

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
Hacrobia
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderWatznauerialesBown 1987
familyWatznaueriaceae
genusDarwinilithusWatkins 1984

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. †Darwinilithus Watkins 1984
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available