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Bussonius

Coccolithophyceae - Watznaueriales - Watznaueriaceae

Taxonomy
Bussonius was named by Goy (1979). Its type is Staurorhabdus prinsii.

It was assigned to Watznaueriaceae by Ohmert et al. (1996), Bown and Young (1997).

Species
B. leufuensis, B. prinsii
Entered
by T. Schossleitner (authorized by W. Kiessling) on 2006-04-04; modified by T. Schossleitner on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Bussonius Goy
1996Bussonius Ohmert et al. p. 29
1997Bussonius Bown and Young

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
—Hacrobia
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderWatznauerialesBown 1987
familyWatznaueriaceae
genusBussoniusGoy 1979

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. †Bussonius Goy 1979
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†Bussonius leufuensis Bown 1987
†Bussonius prinsii Noël 1973
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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

Age range: base of the Pliensbachian to the top of the Early/Lower Aalenian or 192.90000 to 170.90000 Ma

Collections (51 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Sinemurian - Late/Upper Pliensbachian199.5 - 184.2Morocco B. prinsii (205779)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Spain (Jaén) B. prinsii (201752 201753 201754 201755 201756 201758 201759)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7Spain (Murcia) B. prinsii (201773 201775 201777 201779 201783 201789 201793 201794)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7Spain (Jaén) B. prinsii (201665 201666 201667 201668 201669 201670 201671 201672 201673 201674 201675 201676 201677 201678 201685 201750 201751)
Middle Toarcian182.9 - 180.4Spain (Murcia) B. prinsii (201796 201797 201804 201809)
Levesquei182.9 - 174.7Germany B. leufuensis (59428 59430)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.4 - 174.7Spain (Granada) B. prinsii (199166 199169 199172 199187 199247 202099 202107)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.4 - 174.7Germany B. sp. 1, B. prinsii, B. leufuensis (59449 59451 59453)
Early/Lower Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Germany B. prinsii (59457 59458)