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Gephyrocapsa

Coccolithophyceae - Isochrysidales - Noelaerhabdaceae

Taxonomy
Gephyrocapsa was named by Kamptner (1943). It is extant.

It was assigned to Noelaerhabdaceae by Jordan et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Gephyrocapsa Kamptner
2004Gephyrocapsa Jordan et al.

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
orderIsochrysidales
familyNoelaerhabdaceae
genusGephyrocapsa

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. Gephyrocapsa Kamptner 1943
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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 Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 11.60800 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Tanzania (Lindi) G. spp. (179884)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Ireland G. caribbeanica, G. aperta, G. oceanica, G. omega (152368)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy G. sp. (126555)
Ionian - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Italy (Apulia) G. ericssoni, G. aperta (157642)