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Hornibrookina

Coccolithophyceae - Isochrysidales - Prinsiaceae

Taxonomy
Hornibrookina was named by Edwards (1973). It is extant.

It was assigned to Prinsiaceae by Edwards (1973).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Hornibrookina Edwards

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
orderIsochrysidales
familyPrinsiaceae
genusHornibrookina

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. Hornibrookina Edwards 1973
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†Hornibrookina teuriensis Edwards 1973
†Hornibrookina weimerae Self-Trail 2011
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 Maastrichtian to the top of the Thanetian or 72.10000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) H. teuriensis (237065)
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.7Argentina (Santa Cruz) H. teuriensis (232042 232045 232046)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Chubut) H. teuriensis (236767)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Buenos Aires) H. teuriensis (236645) H. teuriensis, H. weimerae (236898)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Santa Cruz) H. teuriensis (237043)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.2Argentina (Santa Cruz) H. teuriensis (237044)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0New Zealand H. teuriensis (68822)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (South Carolina) H. arca (186974)