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Gladius

Bacillariophyceae

Taxonomy
Gladius was named by Forti and Schulz (1932). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Bacillariophyceae by Harwood (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Gladius Forti and Schulz
1988Gladius Harwood p. 81

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomProtista
phylumOchrophyta
RankNameAuthor
classBacillariophyceaeHaeckel 1878
genusGladiusForti and Schulz 1932

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. †Gladius Forti and Schulz 1932
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Environment: marine, brackish, freshwaterc
Diet: "photoautotroph"c
Created: 2008-03-19 02:48:18
Modified: 2008-03-19 04:48:18
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Campanian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Antarctica G. pacificus, G. speciosus group (57573)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Nunavut) G. antiquus (57259 57264)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Antarctica G. antarcticus (57565) G. antarcticus, G. pacificus (57555 57556 57557 57558) G. antarcticus, G. pacificus, G. speciosus group (57568) G. pacificus (57560 57561 57566)