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Lanternithus minutus

Coccolithophyceae

Taxonomy
Lanternithus minutus was named by Stradner (1962). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. duocavus, L. duocavus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Lanternithus minutus Stradner
2013Lanternithus minutus Pérez Panera

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
genusLanternithus
speciesminutusStradner 1962

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.

†Lanternithus minutus Stradner 1962
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: oceanic, oligotrophic, marine, brackishp
Locomotion: passively mobilep
Life habit: planktonicp
Depth habitat: surfacep
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2006-10-31 06:24:05
Modified: 2006-10-31 08:24:05
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Sarmatian or 37.71000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Lanternithus minutus (86616)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Jordan Lanternithus minutus (32899)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Slovenia Lanternithus minutus (55454)