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Eprolithus

Coccolithophyceae - Braarudosphaerales - Polycyclolithaceae

Taxonomy
Eprolithus was named by Stover (1966). Its type is Lithastrinus floralis.

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Eprolithus Stover
1968Polycyclolilthus Forchheimer
1997Eprolithus Bown and Young

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
orderBraarudosphaerales
familyPolycyclolithaceaeForchheimer 1972
genusEprolithusStover 1966

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. †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]
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 Hauterivian to the top of the Middle Turonian or 132.60000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Germany E. antiquus (50181)
Albian - Cenomanian113.2 - 93.9South Atlantic Lithastrinus floralis (209782)
Early/Lower Cenomanian - Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Tanzania (Lindi) E. moratus (179883)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Canada (Alberta) Lithastrinus floralis (71255 71256)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Tanzania (Lindi) E. moratus (179875)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Tanzania (Lindi) E. moratus (179882)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Kansas) E. floralis (132610)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Canada (Alberta) Lithastrinus floralis (71250 71252 71353)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Austria (Salzkammergut) E. floralis (142308)