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Ilselithina

Coccolithophyceae

Taxonomy

Ilselithina was named by Stradner and Adamiker (1966).

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

Species lacking formal opinion data

I. fusa, I. fusa

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1966	Ilselithina Stradner and Adamiker
1997	Ilselithina Young and Bown

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Rank	Name	Author
—	Life
—	Eukaryota	()
—	Chromalveolata

Rank	Name	Author
phylum	Haptophyta	Hibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
class	Coccolithophyceae
genus	Ilselithina

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. †Ilselithina Stradner and Adamiker 1966

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Diagnosis

Reference	Diagnosis
J. R. Young and P. R. Bown 1997	Family inc. sed.

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 (88 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian	56.0 - 41.03	North Atlantic	I. fusa (266043 266044 266045 266046 266047 266048)
Lutetian	48.07 - 41.03	North Pacific	I. fusa (245716)
Lutetian	48.07 - 41.03	North Atlantic	I. fusa (267970 267971 267972 267973 267974 267976)
Priabonian - Rupelian	37.71 - 27.3	North Pacific	I. fusa (243316)
Rupelian	33.9 - 27.3	North Atlantic	I. fusa (266042)
Rupelian	33.9 - 27.3	Germany (Baden-Württemberg)	I. fusa (68021)
Rupelian	33.9 - 27.3	North Pacific	I. fusa (242947 245886 245887)
Rupelian - Chattian	33.9 - 23.04	North Pacific	I. fusa (242929 242935 242939 242943 243307 243308 245880 245884 246278)
Chattian	27.3 - 23.04	North Atlantic	I. fusa (267437 267438 267439 267442 268495 268499)
Chattian	27.3 - 23.04	North Pacific	I. fusa (242529 242530 242531 242834 242835 242836 242837 242838 242840 242841 242914 242917 242918 242919 242920 242924 242928 242994 242995 243301 243303 243304 243728)
Chattian - Aquitanian	27.3 - 20.45	North Pacific	I. fusa (242745 242747 242823 242827 242828 242829 242830 242831 242832 242913 243595 243597 243727)
Chattian - Aquitanian	27.3 - 20.45	North Atlantic	I. fusa (262196)
Aquitanian	23.04 - 20.45	North Pacific	I. fusa (242611 242615 242617 242618 242737 242739 242740 242741 242743 242744 243588 243589 243592 243593)
Langhian	15.98 - 13.82	North Pacific	I. fusa (243573)
Serravallian	13.82 - 11.63	North Pacific	I. fusa (242588)
Pliocene	5.333 - 2.58	South Pacific	I. fusa (269277)