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Discoaster altus

Coccolithophyceae

Taxonomy

No taxonomic data are available

Sister species
D. adamanteus, D. bellus, D. brouweri, D. deflandrei, D. intercalaris, D. quinqueramus, D. surculus, D. variabilis
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Synonymy list
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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
Hacrobia
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
subclassPrymnesiophycidaeCavalier-Smith 1986
genusDiscoasterTan 1902
speciesaltus

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Late/Upper Pliocene or 3.60000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene - Pliocene11.63 - 2.58North Pacific Discoaster altus (273341 273342)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58North Pacific Discoaster altus (254723 273339 273340 273575 273576 273577 273578)
NN163.75 - 2.5Indian Ocean Discoaster altus (253050)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Indian Ocean Discoaster altus (248640)