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Neosphaera

Coccolithophyceae

Taxonomy
Neosphaera was named by Lecal-Schlauder (1949). It is extant.

It was assigned to Coccolithophyceae by Lecal-Schlauder (1949).

Species lacking formal opinion data
N. coccolithomorpha

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1949Neosphaera Lecal-Schlauder

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

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. Neosphaera Lecal-Schlauder 1949
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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 Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (44 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117North Pacific N. coccolithomorpha (273319)
NN191.9 - 0.42Indian Ocean N. coccolithomorpha (247824 247825 247833 247836)
NN19 - NN201.9 - 0.29Indian Ocean N. coccolithomorpha (247821 247822)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Indian Ocean N. coccolithomorpha (249782 255537 255538 255540)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Indian Ocean N. coccolithomorpha (249780)
NN200.42 - 0.29Indian Ocean N. coccolithomorpha (247807 247811 247812 247813 247818)
NN20 - NN210.42 - 0.0Indian Ocean N. coccolithomorpha (247803)
NN210.29 - 0.0Indian Ocean N. coccolithomorpha (247786 247787 247788 247789 247790 247791 247792 247795 247799)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Indian Ocean N. coccolithomorpha (249767 249768 249769 249770 249771 249772 249773 249774 249776 249777 249778 249779 255532 255533 255534 255535 255536)