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Clathrolithus ellipticus

Coccolithophorales

Taxonomy
Clathrolithus ellipticus was named by Deflandre (1954). It is not extant. It is the type species of Clathrolithus.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. spinosus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Clathrolithus ellipticus Deflandre

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
phylumPrymnesiophyta
RankNameAuthor
orderCoccolithophorales
genusClathrolithusDeflandre 1954
speciesellipticusDeflandre 1954

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.

†Clathrolithus ellipticus Deflandre 1954
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Danian or 66.00000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66South Atlantic Clathrolithus ellipticus (236645)