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Vallacerta

Chrysophyceae - Phytomastigophora - Dictyochaceae

Taxonomy
Vallacerta was named by Hanna (1928).

It was assigned to Dictyochaceae by Harwood (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Vallacerta Hanna
1988Vallacerta Harwood

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomProtista
—Chrysophyta
classChrysophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderPhytomastigophora
familyDictyochaceae
genusVallacertaHanna 1928

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. †Vallacerta Hanna 1928
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Locomotion: passively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicc
Diet: "photoautotroph"c
Created: 2009-07-21 10:14:48
Modified: 2009-07-21 12:14:48
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 (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Antarctica V. siderea, V. tumidula (57573) V. tumidula (57574)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Antarctica V. siderea (57556 57562) V. siderea, V. tumidula (57568 57569) V. tumidula (57554 57561 57566)