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Microrhabdulaceae

Coccolithophyceae - Microrhabdulaceae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Microrhabdulaceae Deflandre
1997Microrhabdulaceae Bown and Young

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
subclassPrymnesiophycidaeCavalier-Smith 1986
familyMicrorhabdulaceaeDeflandre 1963
familyMicrorhabdulaceaeDeflandre 1963

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. †Microrhabdulaceae Deflandre 1963
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G. †Lithraphidites Deflandre 1963
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Lithraphidites acutus Verbeek and Manivit 1977
Lithraphidites alatus Thierstein 1972
Lithraphidites bollii Thierstein 1971
Lithraphidites carniolensis Deflandre 1963
Lithraphidites kennethii Perch-Nielsen 1986
Lithraphidites morayfirthensis Jakubowski 1986
Lithraphidites quadratus Bramlette and Martini 1964
G. †Microrhabdulinus Deflandre 1963
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Microrhabdulinus ambiguus Deflandre 1963
G. †Microrhabduloidus Deflandre 1963
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G. †Microrhabdulus Deflandre 1959
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Microrhabdulus attenuatus Deflandre 1959
Microrhabdulus belgicus Hay and Towe 1963
Microrhabdulus decoratus Deflandre 1959
Microrhabdulus helicoideus Deflandre 1959
Microrhabdulus nodosus Stradner 1963
Microrhabdulus stradneri Bramlette and Martini 1964
Microrhabdulus undosus Perch-Nielsen 1973
G. †Pseudomicula Perch-Nielsen 1978
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Pseudomicula quadrata Perch-Nielsen 1978
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 Early/Lower Cenomanian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 99.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Tanzania (Lindi) Lithraphidites acutus (179316)
Early/Lower Cenomanian - Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Tanzania (Lindi) Lithraphidites acutus (179883)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Late/Upper Turonian99.6 - 89.3Tanzania (Lindi) Lithraphidites septenarius (179874)
Middle Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian99.6 - 89.3Tanzania (Lindi) Lithraphidites acutus (179885)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3Canada (Alberta) Microrhabdulus decoratus (71353)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3Tanzania (Lindi) Lithraphidites acutus (179882)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3Austria (Salzkammergut) Lithraphidites carniolensis (142308)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Microrhabdulus decoratus (236602)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Rio Negro) Lithraphidites carniolensis (237645 237650) Microrhabdulus belgicus (237648 237649) Microrhabdulus belgicus, Lithraphidites carniolensis (237078 237647 237652) Microrhabdulus belgicus, Lithraphidites quadratus (237646)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Microrhabdulus belgicus (232048)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Lithraphidites quadratus (205793 205796 205797 205798)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Lithraphidites quadratus (205799 205803)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Neuquén) Lithraphidites carniolensis (232654)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Germany (Bayern) Lithraphidites quadratus (67197)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Arkansas) Lithraphidites quadratus (205795)