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Chiasmolithus danicus

Coccolithophyceae - Coccolithales - Coccolithaceae

Taxonomy
Chiasmolithus danicus was named by Hay and Mohler (1967). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Chiasmolithus danicus Hay and Mohler
2021Chiasmolithus danicus Estebenet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderCoccolithales
familyCoccolithaceae
genusChiasmolithus
speciesdanicusHay and Mohler 1967

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.

†Chiasmolithus danicus Hay and Mohler 1967
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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: Early/Lower Paleocene or 66.00000 to 61.70000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.7Argentina (Santa Cruz) Chiasmolithus danicus (232042 232043 232044 232045 232046)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Buenos Aires) Chiasmolithus danicus (236645 236898)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Chubut) Chiasmolithus danicus (236767)