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Polycyclolithaceae

Coccolithophyceae - Braarudosphaerales - Polycyclolithaceae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Polycyclolithaceae Forchheimer
1997Polycyclolithaceae Bown and Young
2016Polycyclolithaceae Lees and Bown

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
orderBraarudosphaerales
familyPolycyclolithaceaeForchheimer 1972
familyPolycyclolithaceaeForchheimer 1972

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. †Polycyclolithaceae Forchheimer 1972
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G. †Assipetra Roth 1973
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†Assipetra infracretacea Thierstein 1973
†Assipetra terebrodentarius Applegate and Bralower 1987
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†Assipetra terebrodentarius youngii Tremolada and Erba 2002
†Assipetra terebrodentarius terebrodentarius Applegate and Bralower 1987
G. †Eprolithus Stover 1966
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†Eprolithus antiquus Perch-Nielsen 1979
†Eprolithus apertior Black 1973
†Eprolithus floralis Stradner 1962
†Eprolithus moratus Stover 1966
†Eprolithus octopetalus Varol 1992
†Eprolithus rarus Varol 1992
Invalid names: Polycyclolilthus Forchheimer 1968 [synonym]
G. †Farhania Varol 1992
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†Farhania varolii Jakubowski 1986
G. †Hayesites Manivit 1971
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†Hayesites albiensis Manivit 1971
†Hayesites irregularis Thierstein et al. 1972
G. †Hexalithus Gardet 1955
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†Hexalithus gardetiae Bukry 1969
†Hexalithus noeliae Loeblich and Tappan 1966
G. †Lithastrinus Stradner 1962
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†Lithastrinus grillii Stradner 1962
†Lithastrinus septenarius Forchheimer 1972
G. †Micula Vekshina 1959 [coccolithophore]
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†Micula adumbrata Burnett 1998
†Micula clypeata Lees and Bown 2005
†Micula concava Stradner 1960
†Micula cubiformis Forchheimer 1972
†Micula decussata Vekshina 1959 [coccolithophore]
†Micula murus Martini 1961
†Micula praemurus Bukry 1973
†Micula premolisilvae Lees and Bown 2005
†Micula prinsii Perch-Nielsen 1979
†Micula staurophora Gardet 1955
†Micula swastica Stradner and Steinmetz 1984
Invalid names: Nannotetraster Martini and Stradner 1960 [synonym]
G. †Polycostella Thierstein 1971
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†Polycostella beckmanii Thierstein 1971
†Polycostella senaria Thierstein 1971
G. †Quadrum Prins and Perch-Nielsen 1977
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†Quadrum bengalensis Burnett 1998
†Quadrum eneabrachium Varol 1992
†Quadrum eptabrachium Varol 1992
†Quadrum gartneri Prins and Perch-Nielsen 1977
†Quadrum giganteum Varol 1992
†Quadrum intermedium Varol 1992
†Quadrum octobrachium Varol 1992
†Quadrum svabenickae Burnett 1998
G. †Radiolithus Stover 1966
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†Radiolithus orbiculatus Forchheimer 1972
†Radiolithus planus Stover 1966
G. †Rucinolithus Stover 1966
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†Rucinolithus magnus Bukry 1975
†Rucinolithus windleyae Rutledge and Bown 1996
†Rucinolithus wisei Thierstein 1971
G. †Tegulalithus Crux 1986
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†Tegulalithus tessellatus Stradner 1968
G. †Uniplanarius Hattner and Wise 1980
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†Uniplanarius clarkei Lees and Bown 2005
†Uniplanarius gothicus Deflandre 1959
†Uniplanarius sissinghii Perch-Nielsen 1986
†Uniplanarius trifidus Stradner 1961
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 Toarcian to the top of the Middle Eocene or 184.20000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (146 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7Saudi Arabia Tetralithus gothicus (45089)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2Saudi Arabia Tetralithus gothicus (45265)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Saudi Arabia Tetralithus gothicus (45464 45519)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Saudi Arabia Tetralithus gothicus (45541 45547 45549 45558)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Spain Rucinolithus wisei (64956 64957 64958 64959 64960 64962 64963 64964 64965 64966 64967 64968 64969 64971 64972 64973 64974 64975 64976 64977 64978 64979 64980 64985 64986 64988 64990 64999 65004 65290 65291 65292 65293 65312 65315 65316 65317 65321)
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Uniplanarius gothicus, Micula staurophora, Micula concava, Micula sp. A (236900)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Spain Rucinolithus wisei (65012 65013 65014 65015 65016 65017 65018 65296 65297 65328 65329)
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Germany Assipetra infracretaceae, Eprolithus antiquus (50181)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Spain (Granada) Hayesites irregularis (50380 50381 50382 50383 50384 50385 50386 50387 50388 50389 50390 50391)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Spain (Granada) Hayesites irregularis (50392 50393 50394 50395 50396 50397 50398 50399)
Albian - Cenomanian113.2 - 93.9South Atlantic Lithastrinus floralis (209782)
Early/Lower Cenomanian - Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Tanzania (Lindi) Eprolithus moratus (179883)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Canada (Alberta) Lithastrinus floralis (71255 71256)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Late/Upper Turonian100.5 - 89.8Tanzania (Lindi) Quadrum gartneri, Micula staurophora (179874)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (Texas) Micula prinsii (211326 225659 225660 225661 225662 225663 225668)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Tanzania (Lindi) Eprolithus moratus (179875)
Early/Lower Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Tanzania (Lindi) Lithastrinus septenarius (179314)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Tanzania (Lindi) Eprolithus moratus (179882) Quadrum gartneri (179309)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Canada (Alberta) Lithastrinus floralis (71250 71353) Micula staurophora, Lithastrinus floralis (71252)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Kansas) Eprolithus floralis (132610)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Austria (Salzkammergut) Radiolithus orbiculatus, Quadrum gartneri, Eprolithus floralis (142308)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Argentina (Buenos Aires) Micula staurophora, Micula concava, Micula sp. A (236901)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Alabama) Quadrum gartneri (82635)
Early/Lower Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Tanzania (Lindi) Uniplanarius trifidus, Uniplanarius sissinghii (179317)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Romania Uniplanarius trifidus (155181)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Argentina (Buenos Aires) Quadrum svabenickae, Micula staurophora (237071) Quadrum svabenickae, Quadrum bengalensis, Micula staurophora, Micula concava (237070)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Belgium Lithastrinus grilli, Uniplanarius sissinghii, Micula staurophora (118459)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Tanzania (Lindi) Uniplanarius trifidus, Uniplanarius sissinghii (179879)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2France (Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes) Quadrum gothicum, Quadrum sissinghi, Quadrum gartneri, Micula cubiformis, Micula decussata (178473)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2Israel (Southern District) Uniplanarius sissinghii, Lithastrinus grillii (220176)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Micula staurophora (236602)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Quadrum svabenickae, Quadrum bengalensis, Micula staurophora, Micula concava (237069)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Turkey (Mugla) Micula staurophora (162815)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Paleocene83.6 - 61.66Turkey (Aydin) Micula staurophora (162810)
Late/Upper Campanian - Late/Upper Paleocene83.6 - 56.0Turkey (Aydin) Micula staurophora (162808)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Neuquén) Micula decussata (232654 232657 232660)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Micula prinsii (205803)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Micula prinsii, Micula murus (205793)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Micula staurophora, Micula prinsii, Micula murus, Micula cubiformis, Micula concava (231295)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Micula staurophora, Micula concava (232047 232048 232049)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Rio Negro) Micula staurophora, Micula cubiformis, Micula concava (237646) Micula staurophora, Micula murus, Micula cubiformis, Micula concava (237078 237647 237648 237649 237653) Micula swastica, Micula staurophora, Micula murus, Micula cubiformis, Micula concava (237650 237652) Quadrum gartneri, Micula staurophora, Micula murus, Micula cubiformis, Micula concava (237645)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Micula staurophora, Micula concava (236646 237064) Micula staurophora, Micula concava, Lithastrinus quadricuspis (237066) Micula staurophora, Micula concava, Micula sp.A (236899) Micula staurophora, Micula praemurus, Micula concava (237065) Quadrum gartneri, Micula staurophora, Micula concava (237068) Quadrum gartneri, Micula staurophora, Micula concava, Micula sp. (237067)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Santa Cruz) Micula staurophora (237043)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Chubut) Micula staurophora (236766)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Buenos Aires) Micula staurophora, Micula concava (236645 236898)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Tanzania (Lindi) Micula spp. (179310)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71USA (California) Quadrum gartneri (206540)