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Sphenolithus heteromorphus

Coccolithophyceae

Taxonomy
Sphenolithus heteromorphus was named by Deflandre (1953).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Sphenolithus heteromorphus Deflandre
1998Sphenolithus heteromorphus Fujioka et al. p. 417 figs. 5.15-5.20

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
genusSphenolithusDeflandre 1952
speciesheteromorphusDeflandre 1953

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.

Sphenolithus heteromorphus Deflandre 1953
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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 Burdigalian to the top of the Gelasian or 20.44000 to 1.80600 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Azerbaijan Sphenolithus heteromorphus (116629)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Micronesia, Federated States of Sphenolithus heteromorphus (191879 191880 191881 191882)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Micronesia, Federated States of Sphenolithus heteromorphus (191883 191885)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Indonesia Sphenolithus heteromorphus (164752)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Micronesia, Federated States of Sphenolithus heteromorphus (191884)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Slovenia Sphenolithus heteromorphus (55454)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Ireland Sphenolithus heteromorphus (152368)