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Orastrum

Coccolithophyceae - Calyptrosphaeraceae

Taxonomy
Orastrum was named by Wind and Wise (1977). Its type is Orastrum asarotum.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Orastrum Wind and Wise
1997Orastrum Bown and Young

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
Hacrobia
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
familyCalyptrosphaeraceae
genusOrastrumWind and Wise 1977

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. †Orastrum Wind and Wise 1977
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Orastrum asarotum Wind and Wise 1977
Orastrum campanensis Cepek 1970
Orastrum colligatum Henderiks and Zivieri 1997
Orastrum perspicuum Varol 1990
Orastrum porosuturalis Bukry et al. 1969
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