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Cruciplacolithus primus

Coccolithophyceae

Taxonomy
Cruciplacolithus primus was named by Perch-Nielsen (1977). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Cruciplacolithus primus Perch-Nielsen
2013Cruciplacolithus primus Pérez Panera
2021Cruciplacolithus primus González Estebenet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
subclassPrymnesiophycidaeCavalier-Smith 1986
genusCruciplacolithusHay and Mohler 1927
speciesprimusPerch-Nielsen 1977

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.

†Cruciplacolithus primus Perch-Nielsen 1977
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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 Campanian to the top of the Selandian or 83.60000 to 59.24000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Argentina (Buenos Aires) Cruciplacolithus primus (236901)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Cruciplacolithus primus (236899)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Chubut) Cruciplacolithus primus (172887 236766 236767)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Buenos Aires) Cruciplacolithus primus (236645 236898)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Santa Cruz) Cruciplacolithus primus (237043 237045)
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Santa Cruz) Cruciplacolithus primus (232044 232045 232046)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Argentina (Santa Cruz) Cruciplacolithus primus (237046)