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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 Miocene or 184.20000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (364 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)
Early/Lower Cretaceous143.1 - 100.5North Pacific Eprolithus floralis (267537)
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0North Pacific Rucinolithus wisei (260882)
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Uniplanarius gothicus, Micula staurophora, Micula concava, Micula sp. A (236900)
Cretaceous - Late/Upper Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0South Pacific Micula decussata (267641)
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 - 113.2North Pacific Eprolithus floralis (262916 262917 262918 262919)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Spain (Granada) Hayesites irregularis (50392 50393 50394 50395 50396 50397 50398 50399)
Aptian - Ticinella primula121.4 - 105.0North Pacific Eprolithus floralis (262913)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Indian Ocean Eprolithus floralis (254908 254909 258624 258625 258626 258627) Hayesites albiensis (257066 257070)
Albian - Cenomanian113.2 - 93.9Indian Ocean Eprolithus floralis (254907 258622 258623)
Albian - Cenomanian113.2 - 93.9South Atlantic Lithastrinus floralis (209782)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Indian Ocean Eprolithus floralis (258619 258620 258621) Eprolithus moratus (252641 252643 252645 252646 252647)
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)
Cenomanian - Turonian100.5 - 89.8Indian Ocean Eprolithus moratus (252640) Eprolithus octopetalus (257051)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Late/Upper Turonian100.5 - 89.8Tanzania (Lindi) Quadrum gartneri, Micula staurophora (179874)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0North Atlantic Rucinolithus magnus (265888) Uniplanarius trifidus (264800 264801)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Indian Ocean Lithastrinus grillii (256522) Quadrum gartneri (256519) Quadrum gartneri, Lithastrinus grillii (256517 256520) Quadrum gartneri, Lithastrinus grillii, Eprolithus floralis (256518 256521)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (Texas) Micula prinsii (211326 225659 225660 225661 225662 225663 225668)
Late/Upper Cretaceous - Paleocene100.5 - 56.0North Atlantic Micula murus (265885)
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 - 89.8USA (Kansas) Eprolithus floralis (132610)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Canada (Alberta) Lithastrinus floralis (71250 71353) Micula staurophora, Lithastrinus floralis (71252)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Tanzania (Lindi) Eprolithus moratus (179882) Quadrum gartneri (179309)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Austria (Salzkammergut) Radiolithus orbiculatus, Quadrum gartneri, Eprolithus floralis (142308)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Indian Ocean Eprolithus floralis (250828 250833 250839 250841 250846 250847 250849 250858 250867) Eprolithus moratus (250871 252631 252632 252633 252634 252635 252636 252637 252638 252639 257050) Eprolithus moratus, Eprolithus floralis (250830 250837 250848 250852 250854 250856 250857 250859 250860 250861 250864 250865 250866 250868 250870) Eprolithus octopetalus, Eprolithus floralis (258617) Lithastrinus grillii, Eprolithus moratus (252629 252630) Quadrum gartneri, Eprolithus floralis (250827 250829 250834 250835 250836 250838 250842 250844 250845) Quadrum gartneri, Eprolithus moratus (257048) Quadrum gartneri, Eprolithus moratus, Eprolithus floralis (250832 250851 250855 250862 250863 258610 258612 258614 258615) Quadrum gartneri, Lithastrinus septenarius, Eprolithus floralis (250843) Quadrum intermedium, Eprolithus moratus, Eprolithus floralis (250853 250872) Quadrum intermedium, Eprolithus octopetalus, Eprolithus floralis (258618) Quadrum intermedium, Quadrum gartneri (257044 258609) Quadrum intermedium, Quadrum gartneri, Eprolithus floralis (250831) Quadrum intermedium, Quadrum gartneri, Eprolithus moratus (257045 257046 257047 257049) Quadrum intermedium, Quadrum gartneri, Eprolithus moratus, Eprolithus floralis (258611 258613 258616)
Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Indian Ocean Lithastrinus grillii, Eprolithus moratus (252628) Quadrum gartneri, Micula staurophora, Lithastrinus septenarius, Eprolithus moratus (257043)
Helvetoglobotruncana helvetica93.0 - 90.7North Pacific Uniplanarius sp., Uniplanarius gothicus, Micula staurophora, Eprolithus floralis, Micula sp., Micula decussata (262912)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Indian Ocean Eprolithus floralis (254906) Eprolithus moratus (252620) Lithastrinus grillii (252622) Lithastrinus grillii, Eprolithus moratus (252619 252625 252627) Lithastrinus septenarius, Lithastrinus grillii (252624) Micula staurophora (250825 257041) Micula staurophora, Eprolithus floralis (250826) Micula staurophora, Micula concava (250822) Micula staurophora, Micula concava, Eprolithus floralis (250824) Micula staurophora, Micula concava, Lithastrinus septenarius, Eprolithus floralis (250819) Micula staurophora, Micula cubiformis, Micula concava, Lithastrinus septenarius, Eprolithus floralis (250823) Quadrum gartneri, Micula staurophora, Lithastrinus septenarius (257042) Quadrum gartneri, Micula staurophora, Micula concava, Eprolithus floralis (250820) Quadrum gartneri, Micula staurophora, Micula concava, Lithastrinus septenarius, Eprolithus floralis (250821) Quadrum gartneri, Micula staurophora, Micula cubiformis, Micula concava, Lithastrinus septenarius (257039 257040)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Indian Ocean Eprolithus moratus, Eprolithus floralis (254905) Quadrum gartneri, Micula staurophora, Micula concava, Eprolithus floralis (250818)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Indian Ocean Lithastrinus septenarius, Eprolithus moratus (252610 252612) Micula cubiformis, Lithastrinus grillii (252617) Micula cubiformis, Lithastrinus septenarius (252609) Micula cubiformis, Lithastrinus septenarius, Eprolithus moratus (252611 252618) Micula cubiformis, Lithastrinus septenarius, Lithastrinus grillii (252616) Micula cubiformis, Lithastrinus septenarius, Lithastrinus grillii, Eprolithus moratus (252613 252614 252615) Micula staurophora (250810 250812 250815) Micula staurophora, Micula concava (250806 250807) Micula staurophora, Micula concava, Eprolithus floralis (250809 250811 250813 250814 250817) Micula staurophora, Micula cubiformis, Micula concava (250808) Quadrum gartneri, Micula staurophora, Eprolithus floralis (254904) Quadrum gartneri, Micula staurophora, Lithastrinus septenarius, Eprolithus floralis (250816)
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Indian Ocean Micula staurophora, Micula concava (250803 250804) Micula staurophora, Micula concava, Eprolithus floralis (250805)
Dicarinella asymetrica85.4 - 83.0North Pacific Micula staurophora, Lithastrinus grillii, Micula sp. (262911)
Dicarinella asymetrica - Globotruncanita elevata85.4 - 79.5North Pacific Micula sp., Micula decussata (262908) Uniplanarius sp., Uniplanarius gothicus (262906 262907) Uniplanarius sp., Uniplanarius sissinghii, Micula sp., Micula decussata (262909) Uniplanarius sp., Uniplanarius sissinghii, Uniplanarius gothicus, Micula sp., Micula decussata (262910)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2North Atlantic Uniplanarius trifidus (268467 268468) Uniplanarius trifidus, Uniplanarius gothicus, Micula staurophora (268466)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Argentina (Buenos Aires) Micula staurophora, Micula concava, Micula sp. A (236901)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Indian Ocean Micula staurophora (248687 254903)
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 - 72.2France (Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes) Quadrum gothicum, Quadrum sissinghi, Quadrum gartneri, Micula cubiformis, Micula decussata (178473)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2South Atlantic 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 - 72.2Romania Uniplanarius trifidus (155181)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Tanzania (Lindi) Uniplanarius trifidus, Uniplanarius sissinghii (179879)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2Israel (Southern District) Uniplanarius sissinghii, Lithastrinus grillii (220176)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0North Atlantic Micula murus (268460 268461 268462) Micula staurophora, Micula murus (268463)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Indian Ocean Quadrum gartneri, Micula staurophora (254901 254902)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0South Atlantic Quadrum svabenickae, Quadrum bengalensis, Micula staurophora, Micula concava (237069)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Türkiye (Mugla) Micula staurophora (162815)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Micula staurophora (236602)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Paleocene83.6 - 61.66Türkiye (Aydin) Micula staurophora (162810)
Late/Upper Campanian - Late/Upper Paleocene83.6 - 56.0Türkiye (Aydin) Micula staurophora (162808)
CC2375.8 - 72.2Indian Ocean Micula decussata (247016)
CC23 - CC2475.8 - 70.2Indian Ocean Eprolithus eptapetalus, Micula decussata (247012) Micula decussata (247013)
CC2472.2 - 70.2Indian Ocean Micula murus, Micula decussata (247011)
CC24 - CC2572.2 - 67.8Indian Ocean Micula murus, Micula decussata (247010)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Micula prinsii, Micula murus (205793)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Micula staurophora, Micula concava (232047 232048 232049)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Rio Negro) Micula decussata (240425 240427 240428 240429 240430)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Neuquén) Micula decussata (232654 232657 232660)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Micula staurophora, Micula prinsii, Micula murus, Micula cubiformis, Micula concava (231295)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Egypt Micula prinsii, Micula murus (240605 240606)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Micula prinsii (205803)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Mendoza) Micula decusata (241447)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Micula staurophora, Micula concava, Micula sp.A (236899)
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 - 66.0Indian Ocean Micula murus (248776) Micula murus, Micula decussata (248777 248779 248780 248781) Uniplanarius gothicus, Quadrum gartneri, Micula staurophora (254900)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0South Atlantic Micula staurophora, Micula concava (236646 237064) Micula staurophora, Micula concava, Lithastrinus quadricuspis (237066) Micula staurophora, Micula praemurus, Micula concava (237065) Quadrum gartneri, Micula staurophora, Micula concava (237068) Quadrum gartneri, Micula staurophora, Micula concava, Micula sp. (237067)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0North Atlantic Micula staurophora, Micula murus (265593 265594) Micula staurophora, Micula prinsii, Micula murus (265592)
Maastrichtian - Danian72.2 - 61.66North Atlantic Micula prinsii, Micula murus (265590) Micula staurophora, Micula prinsii, Micula murus (265591)
Maastrichtian - Paleocene72.2 - 56.0Indian Ocean Micula staurophora (254899) Micula staurophora, Micula murus (254898)
Maastrichtian - Paleocene72.2 - 56.0North Atlantic Micula prinsii, Micula murus (268459) Micula staurophora, Micula prinsii, Micula murus (268458)
CC2570.2 - 67.8Indian Ocean Micula decussata (247008) Micula murus, Micula decussata (247009)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Chubut) Micula staurophora (236766)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Buenos Aires) Micula staurophora, Micula concava (236898)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Rio Negro) Micula decussata (240431 240432 240433 240434 240436 240437 240439)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Santa Cruz) Micula staurophora (237043)
Danian66.0 - 61.66South Atlantic Micula staurophora, Micula concava (236645)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Indian Ocean Micula staurophora, Micula prinsii (254897) Micula staurophora, Micula prinsii, Micula murus (254896)
Cenozoic66.0 - 0.0Indian Ocean Micula staurophora (252607)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Tanzania (Lindi) Micula spp. (179310)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71USA (California) Quadrum gartneri (206540)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333North Pacific Uniplanarius sp., Uniplanarius gothicus (262905)