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Ericsonia

Coccolithophyceae - Coccolithales - Coccolithaceae

Taxonomy
Ericsonia was named by Black (1964).

It was assigned to Coccolithaceae by Young and Bown (1997).

Species lacking formal opinion data
E. fenestrata, E. obruta, E. robusta, E. subdisticha, E. subpertusa, E. subpertusa
Entered
by K. Rozanitis (authorized by J. Sessa) on 2020-08-10

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Ericsonia Black
1997Ericsonia Young and Bown

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
—Hacrobia
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderCoccolithales
familyCoccolithaceae
genusEricsonia

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. †Ericsonia Black 1964
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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 NP3 to the top of the Miocene or 64.50000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (56 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66North Atlantic E. robusta, E. subpertusa (265400 265401 265403) E. subpertusa (267076)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (Missouri) E. subpertusa (231964 232026)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.24North Atlantic E. robusta, E. subpertusa (266463 266464) E. subpertusa (265399 266465 266466)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Indian Ocean E. subpertusa (254869 254870 254871 254872 254873)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0North Atlantic E. robusta (266417 266418 266419 266420 266421) E. robusta, E. subpertusa (266422) E. subpertusa (266423)
NP3 - NP464.5 - 61.3Indian Ocean E. robusta (247005)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24North Atlantic E. robusta (262414 262415) E. subpertusa (267074)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Tanzania (Lindi) E. spp. (179310)
Selandian - Thanetian61.66 - 56.0North Atlantic E. robusta (262408 262410 262412 266458 266459 266460 266461)
NP659.4 - 59.0Indian Ocean E. robusta (247004)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0North Atlantic E. robusta (265395 265396 265397)
Thanetian - Ypresian59.24 - 48.07North Atlantic E. robusta (266457)
NP7 - NP859.0 - 57.2Indian Ocean E. robusta (247003)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07North Atlantic E. robusta (265381 265383 265390 265391 265392)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9North Pacific E. robusta (242981)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Italy E. obruta (81043)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Azerbaijan E. subdisticha (45884)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9North Atlantic E. robusta (268070)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) E. fenestrata (86616)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3North Pacific E. robusta (245704)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Indian Ocean E. subpertusa (249064 249065 249079 252546)