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Nicklithus

Coccolithophyceae - Ceratolithaceae

Taxonomy
Nicklithus was named by Raffi et al. (1998).

It was assigned to Ceratolithaceae by Reuter et al. (2019).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Nicklithus Raffi et al.
2019Nicklithus Reuter et al.

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
familyCeratolithaceaeNorris 1965
genusNicklithusRaffi et al. 1998

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. †Nicklithus Raffi et al. 1998
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Nicklithus amplificus Bukry and Percival 1971
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 Selandian to the top of the Messinian or 61.66000 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 59.24 Ma

Collections (102 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.66 - 59.24North Atlantic N. amplificus (267985 267986 267987 267988)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Indian Ocean N. amplificus (252472 252473 252474 252477 252478 253422 253423 253424)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333South Pacific N. amplificus (253894)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Indian Ocean N. amplificus (247090 254820 254821)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333North Pacific N. amplificus (247731 248406 251509 251521 251528 256310 256312 256314 273353 273354 273355 273589 273590 273591 273594 273595 273596)
Tortonian - Messinian11.63 - 5.333North Pacific N. amplificus (242671)
N. acostaensis/G. lenguaensis CRZ9.83 - 6.13Indian Ocean N. amplificus (254409 254413 254414 254415 254417 254418)
N. acostaensis/G. lenguaensis CRZ - G. extremus PRZ - Atlantic9.83 - 5.72Indian Ocean N. amplificus (254407 254408)
NN10 - NN119.6 - 5.6Indian Ocean N. amplificus (246957)
NN118.25 - 5.6North Pacific N. amplificus (247148 247149 250356 257631 257632 259002)
NN118.25 - 5.6Indian Ocean N. amplificus (248270 248271 248272 248273 248275 248277 248278 248279 248280 248281 248283 248284 248285 248286 248287 248288 248289 248290 248292 248293 251274 251275 251276 251277 251278 251279 251280 251281 251282 251283 251284 251285 251287 251288 251289 251291 251764 251791 251792 255298 258789 258794 259964)
NN118.25 - 5.6South Atlantic N. amplificus (268743 268746 268749 268750 268753 268757 268758)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Tanzania N. amplificus (202214)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333North Pacific N. amplificus (243563)
NN125.6 - 5.0South Pacific N. amplificus (255367)