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Coscinodiscus curvatulus

Bacillariophyceae - Coscinodiscales - Coscinodiscaceae

Taxonomy
Coscinodiscus curvatulus was named by Grunow (1878). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. decrescenoides, C. decrescens

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Coscinodiscus curvatulus Grunow
1976Coscinodiscus curvatulus Andrews p. 10
1976Coscinodiscus curvatulus Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomProtista
phylumOchrophyta
classBacillariophyceaeHaeckel 1878
orderCoscinodiscalesRound and Crawford 1990
RankNameAuthor
familyCoscinodiscaceae
genusCoscinodiscus
speciescurvatulusGrunow 1878

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Environment: marine, brackish, freshwaterc
Diet: "photoautotroph"c
Created: 2008-03-19 02:48:18
Modified: 2008-03-19 04:48:18
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Langhian to the top of the Serravallian or 15.97000 to 11.62000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian - Langhian23.03 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) Coscinodiscus curvatulus (48887)
Neogene23.03 - 2.58India (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) Coscinodiscus curvatulus (224619)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Mexico (Baja California) Coscinodiscus curvatulus (52183)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Maryland) Coscinodiscus curvatulus (70546)