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Ellipsagelosphaeraceae

Coccolithophyceae - Ellipsagelosphaeraceae

Taxonomy

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Ellipsagelosphaeraceae Noël p. 153

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

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.

Fm. †Ellipsagelosphaeraceae Noël 1965
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Subfm. †Actinosphaeroideae Noël 1965
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G. †Calolithus Noël 1965
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. Noël 1965Coccolithes elliptiques ou circulaires, consitués de deux disques superposés simples ou composites, percés en leur centre, unis entre eux par un tube médian, ou simplement accolés au niveau de leur bordure interne, ou traversés tous deux par une hampe axiale, creuse.
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