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Birkelundia

Coccolithophyceae - Coccolithales - Coccolithaceae

Taxonomy
Birkelundia was named by Perch-Nielsen (1971).

It was assigned to Coccolithaceae by Perch-Nielsen (1971).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Birkelundia Perch-Nielsen p. 8

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
orderCoccolithales
familyCoccolithaceae
genusBirkelundia

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. †Birkelundia Perch-Nielsen 1971
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
K. Perch-Nielsen 1971Elliptische Coccolithen mit einem aus sich leicht überlappenden Elementen bestehenden distalen Schild und einem einfachen, basalen Schild. Das Zentralfeld kann gefüllt, leer oder überbrückt sein.
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available