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Sphenolithus radians

Coccolithophyceae

Taxonomy
Sphenolithus radians was named by Deflandre (1952). It is not extant. It is the type species of Sphenolithus.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. belemnos

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Sphenolithus radians Deflandre

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
genusSphenolithusDeflandre 1952
speciesradiansDeflandre 1952

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 radians Deflandre 1952
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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: Middle Eocene or 47.80000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (California) Sphenolithus radians (206538 206539 206540)