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Solidopons

Coccolithophyceae - Coccolithales - Coccolithaceae

Taxonomy
Solidopons was named by Theodoridis (1984).

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

Species lacking formal opinion data
S. petrae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Solidopons Theodoridis
1997Solidopons Young and Bown

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

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. †Solidopons Theodoridis 1984
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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 Lutetian to the top of the Pliocene or 48.07000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03North Atlantic S. petrae (267970 267971 267972 267973)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82North Pacific S. petrae (242707)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63North Pacific S. petrae (273651 273659)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58South Pacific S. petrae (269287 269288)