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Actinosphaeroideae

Coccolithophyceae - Ellipsagelosphaeraceae

Taxonomy

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Actinosphaeroideae Noël p. 154

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
familyEllipsagelosphaeraceae
subfamilyActinosphaeroideae
subfamilyActinosphaeroideae

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.

Subfm. †Actinosphaeroideae Noël 1965
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G. †Calolithus Noël 1965
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. Noël 1965Coccolithes elliptiques, composés d’un disque supérieur simple, largement échancré, accolé au niveau de sa bordure interne à un disque inférieur, fait d’une seule série de lames de calcite qui sortent dans l’échancrure du disque supérieur.
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