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Acanthoica

Coccolithophyceae - Syracosphaerales - Rhabdosphaeraceae

Taxonomy
Acanthoica was named by Lohmann (1903). It is extant.

It was assigned to Rhabdosphaeraceae by Lohmann (1903).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Acanthoica Lohmann

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

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. Acanthoica Lohmann 1903
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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: Danian or 66.00000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Rio Negro) A. sp. (240435 240436)