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Hexalithus

Coccolithophyceae - Braarudosphaerales - Polycyclolithaceae

Taxonomy
Hexalithus was named by Gardet (1955).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Hexalithus Gardet
1997Hexalithus Bown and Young

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
orderBraarudosphaerales
familyPolycyclolithaceaeForchheimer 1972
genusHexalithusGardet 1955

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. †Hexalithus Gardet 1955
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†Hexalithus gardetiae Bukry 1969
†Hexalithus noeliae Loeblich and Tappan 1966
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