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Lacunolithus

Coccolithophyceae - Calyptrosphaeraceae

Taxonomy
Lacunolithus was named by Bown (1993). Its type is Lacunolithus tholiformis.

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

Species
L. tholiformis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Lacunolithus Bown
1997Lacunolithus Bown and Young

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
—Hacrobia
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
familyCalyptrosphaeraceae
genusLacunolithusBown 1993

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. †Lacunolithus Bown 1993
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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