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Pontosphaera multipora

Coccolithophyceae

Taxonomy
Pontosphaera multipora was named by Roth (1970). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Pontosphaera multipora Roth
2021Pontosphaera multipora Estebenet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
subclassPrymnesiophycidaeCavalier-Smith 1986
genusPontosphaeraLohmann 1961
speciesmultiporaRoth 1970

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.

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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 Danian to the top of the Gelasian or 66.00000 to 1.80600 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Buenos Aires) Pontosphaera multipora (236645)
Danian - Oligocene66.0 - 23.03Argentina (Chubut) Pontosphaera multipora (236768)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Argentina (Santa Cruz) Pontosphaera multipora (237046)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (California) Pontosphaera multipora (206538 206539 206540)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Pontosphaera multipora (68021)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Azerbaijan Pontosphaera multipora (116629)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Slovenia Pontosphaera multipora (55454)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy (Siena) Pontosphaera multipora (45497)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Ireland Pontosphaera multipora (152368)