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Ellipsolithus

Coccolithophyceae

Taxonomy
Ellipsolithus was named by Sullivan (1964).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Ellipsolithus Sullivan
1997Ellipsolithus Young and Bown

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
RankNameAuthor
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
genusEllipsolithus

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. †Ellipsolithus Sullivan 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 Selandian to the top of the Middle Eocene or 61.60000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Tanzania (Lindi) E. spp., E. macellus (179310)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8USA (South Carolina) E. distichus, E. macellus (152240)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (California) E. lajollaensis (206538 206540)