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Lanternithus

Coccolithophyceae

Taxonomy
Lanternithus was named by Stradner (1962).

It was assigned to Coccolithophyceae by Stradner (1962).

Species
L. minutus
Species lacking formal opinion data
L. duocavus, L. duocavus, L. minutus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Lanternithus Stradner

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

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. †Lanternithus Stradner 1962
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†Lanternithus minutus Stradner 1962
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 Danian to the top of the Sarmatian or 66.00000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (Missouri) L. duocavus (231964 232026)
Eocene - Oligocene56.0 - 23.04South Pacific L. minutus (273090 273091)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Jordan L. minutus (32899)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) L. minutus (86616)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9North Atlantic L. minutus (268069 268081)
NP2134.4 - 32.9North Pacific L. minutus (259043 259044 259048 259050 259051 259053)
NP21 - NP2234.4 - 32.0North Pacific L. minutus (259041)
NP2232.9 - 32.0North Pacific L. minutus (247201 247202 247203 257684 257685 257686)
NP2427.2 - 26.8North Pacific L. minutus (259040)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Indian Ocean L. minutus (252548)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Slovenia L. minutus (55454)