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Hughesius

Coccolithophyceae - Coccolithales - Coccolithaceae

Taxonomy
Hughesius was named by Varol (1989).

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

Species lacking formal opinion data
H. gizoensis, H. tasmaniae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Hughesius Varol
1997Hughesius Young and Bown

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
orderCoccolithales
familyCoccolithaceae
genusHughesius

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. †Hughesius Varol 1989
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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 Ypresian to the top of the N. acostaensis/G. lenguaensis CRZ or 56.00000 to 6.13000 Ma

Collections (162 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07North Atlantic H. tasmaniae (267981)
Eocene - Oligocene56.0 - 23.04South Pacific H. tasmaniae (273088)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03North Atlantic H. tasmaniae (267976)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.04North Pacific H. gizoensis (246278)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Indian Ocean H. gizoensis (256640 256641 256642 256652) H. tasmaniae (256657) H. tasmaniae, H. gizoensis (256639)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04North Pacific H. gizoensis (242840 243728) H. gizoensis, H. tasmaniae (242835 242836) H. tasmaniae (242833 242834 242841)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04South Pacific H. tasmaniae (251653 251663 251665)
Chattian - Aquitanian27.3 - 20.45North Pacific H. gizoensis (242747 242823 243596 243597 243725 246275) H. gizoensis, H. tasmaniae (242620 242621 242822 242827 242828) H. tasmaniae (242829 242830 242832 243595) H. tasmaniae, H. gizoensis (242745)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Indian Ocean H. gizoensis (256628 256629 256630 256631 256635) H. tasmaniae (255697 255700 255702 255703) H. tasmaniae, H. gizoensis (255704)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45North Pacific H. gizoensis (242612 242613 242614 242617 242618 242741 246274) H. gizoensis, H. tasmaniae (242615 242616) H. tasmaniae (242611 242734 242735 242738 243582 243585 243586 243589 243592) H. tasmaniae, H. gizoensis (242736 242737 242740 242742 242743 242744 243581 243584 243590 243591 243593)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.04 - 15.98North Pacific H. gizoensis (242819) H. gizoensis, H. tasmaniae (242818 242821) H. tasmaniae (242815 242816 242817 242820)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.04 - 15.98Indian Ocean H. tasmaniae (256627)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98South Pacific H. tasmaniae (251643 251644 251645 251646 251648 251650 253918 253920 253921)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98North Pacific H. gizoensis (243441) H. tasmaniae (245485 245486 245487)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Indian Ocean H. gizoensis (249071 249083 252534 252536 252538 252539)
NN2 - NN322.75 - 18.0Indian Ocean H. tasmaniae (246977)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Indian Ocean H. gizoensis (255655 256601 256603 256608 256618 256623) H. tasmaniae (255653 256621 256624) H. tasmaniae, H. gizoensis (255652 255661 256606 256626)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98South Pacific H. tasmaniae (254458 254459)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98North Pacific H. gizoensis (242732 242812 246273) H. gizoensis, H. tasmaniae (242604 242605 242606 242607 242608) H. tasmaniae (242722 242726 242727 242731 242810 242811 242813 243579 243580)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Indian Ocean H. gizoensis (256599 256600)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82North Pacific H. tasmaniae (242713)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63North Pacific H. tasmaniae (242793)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Indian Ocean H. tasmaniae (252043)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Indian Ocean H. gizoensis (256567 256581 256583 256585 256586 258949 258950 258965 258966) H. tasmaniae (258967)
F. fohsi TRZ13.41 - 11.79Indian Ocean H. gizoensis (258001)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Indian Ocean H. gizoensis (258239 258902)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333North Pacific H. gizoensis (243390)
NN910.6 - 9.6Indian Ocean H. gizoensis (274105 274107)
G. trilobus PRZ - N. acostaensis/G. lenguaensis CRZ10.46 - 6.13Indian Ocean H. gizoensis (254442)
N. acostaensis/G. lenguaensis CRZ9.83 - 6.13Indian Ocean H. gizoensis (254434 254437 254440)
NN109.6 - 8.25Indian Ocean H. gizoensis (274101)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Indian Ocean H. gizoensis (258202)