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Owenia

Coccolithophyceae - Calyptrosphaeraceae

Taxonomy
Owenia was named by Crux (1991). Its type is Owenia hillii.

It was assigned to Calyptrosphaeraceae by Bown (2000).

Species
O. dispar, O. hillii (type species), O. partitum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Owenia Crux
2000Owenia Bown

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
—Hacrobia
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
familyCalyptrosphaeraceae
genusOweniaCrux 1991

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. †Owenia Crux 1991
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†Owenia dispar Varol 1990
†Owenia hillii Crux 1991
†Owenia partitum Varol 1990
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