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Algirosphaera

Coccolithophyceae - Syracosphaerales - Rhabdosphaeraceae

Taxonomy
Algirosphaera was named by Schlauder (1945). It is extant.

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

Species lacking formal opinion data
A. robusta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1945Algirosphaera Schlauder
1997Algirosphaera Young and Bown

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
orderSyracosphaeralesHay 1977
familyRhabdosphaeraceae
genusAlgirosphaera

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. Algirosphaera Schlauder 1945
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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: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03North Atlantic A. robusta (267970 267971 267972 267973)