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Crenalithus

Coccolithophyceae - Isochrysidales - Gephyrocapsaceae

Taxonomy
Crenalithus was named by Roth (1973). It is extant.

It was assigned to Haptophyta by Roth (1973); and to Gephyrocapsaceae by Heimdal (1997).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Crenalithus Roth
1997Crenalithus Heimdal

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
orderIsochrysidales
familyGephyrocapsaceae
genusCrenalithus

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. Crenalithus Roth 1973
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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 Pliocene to the top of the Gelasian or 5.33300 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections (55 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene - Pliocene23.04 - 2.58South Pacific C. doronicoides (272188 272189 272190)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58South Pacific C. doronicoides (269229 269235 269236 269251 269255 271829 271835 271837 271838 271839 272130 272142 272152 272154 272157 272165 272166 272168 272169 272173 272184 272924 272962 272977)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117South Pacific C. doronicoides (272128)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8North Atlantic C. doronocoides, C. asanoi, C. japonica (152368)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117South Pacific C. doronicoides (269208 269209 269210 269212 269213 269214 269219 269220 269222 271789 271794 271795 271815 271818 271819 272102 272103 272104 272122 272123 272126 272895 272896 272900 272902 272903)