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Athenagalea

Coccolithophyceae

Taxonomy
Athenagalea was named by Hattner and Wise (1980). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Coccolithophyceae by Hattner and Wise (1980).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Athenagalea Hattner and Wise p. 57

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

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. †Athenagalea Hattner and Wise 1980
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J.G. Hattner and S.W. Wise 1980A helmet shaped holococcolith perforated by a large number of radially oriented holes.
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