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Lapideacassaceae

Coccolithophyceae - Lapideacassaceae

Taxonomy

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by P. Bown on 2006-10-17

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Lapideacassaceae Bown and Young

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
Hacrobia
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
familyLapideacassaceae
familyLapideacassaceae

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. †Lapideacassaceae Bown and Young 1997
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G. †Lapideacassis Black 1971
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Lapideacassis asymmetrica Perch-Nielsen 1977
Lapideacassis bispinosa Perch-Nielsen 1977
Lapideacassis blackii Perch-Nielsen 1977
Lapideacassis cornuta Forchheimer and Stradner 1973
Lapideacassis glans Black 1971
Lapideacassis magnifica Perch-Nielsen 1977
Lapideacassis mariae Black 1971
Lapideacassis tricornus Wind and Wise 1977
Invalid names: Scampanella Forchheimer and Stradner 1973 [synonym]
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 Danian to the top of the Selandian or 66.00000 to 59.24000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66North Atlantic Lapideacassis sp. (265407 265408 265409)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.24North Atlantic Lapideacassis sp. (266464 266465)
Selandian - Thanetian61.66 - 56.0North Atlantic Lapideacassis sp. (267071)