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Syracosphaera

Taxonomy
Syracosphaera was named by Lohmann (1902). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Haptophyta by Hyzny et al. (2012).

Species
S. heimii, S. mediterranea
Species lacking formal opinion data
S. pulchra

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Syracosphaera Lohmann
2012Syracosphaera Hyzny et al.

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
RankNameAuthor
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
genusSyracosphaeraLohmann 1902

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. †Syracosphaera Lohmann 1902
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†Syracosphaera heimii Lohmann 1919
Syracosphaera mediterranea Gaarder and Heirndal 1977
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Badenian to the top of the Ionian or 13.82000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 12.8 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Slovakia S. pulchra (145935 145938)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy (Siena) S. sp. (45497)
Ionian (interglacial)0.774 - 0.129Italy (Apulia) S. pulchra (157640)
Ionian - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Italy (Apulia) S. pulchra (157642)