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Microrhabdulus

Coccolithophyceae - Microrhabdulaceae

Taxonomy
Microrhabdulus was named by Deflandre (1959). It is not extant. Its type is Microrhabdulus decoratus.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Microrhabdulus Deflandre
1997Microrhabdulus Bown and Young

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
subclassPrymnesiophycidaeCavalier-Smith 1986
familyMicrorhabdulaceaeDeflandre 1963
genusMicrorhabdulusDeflandre 1959

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. †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
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 Turonian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 93.90000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Canada (Alberta) M. decoratus (71353)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) M. decoratus (236602)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) M. belgicus (232048)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Rio Negro) M. belgicus (237078 237646 237647 237648 237649 237652)