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Tegulalithus

Coccolithophyceae - Braarudosphaerales - Polycyclolithaceae

Taxonomy
Tegulalithus was named by Crux (1986). Its type is Lithastrinus septentrionalis.

It was assigned to Polycyclolithaceae by Bown and Young (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Tegulalithus Crux
1997Tegulalithus Bown and Young

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

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. †Tegulalithus Crux 1986
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†Tegulalithus tessellatus Stradner 1968
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available