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Kamptnerius

Coccolithophyceae - Arkhangelskiales - Kamptneriaceae

Taxonomy
Kamptnerius was named by Deflandre (1959). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Coccolithophorales by Andrews (1970); and to Kamptneriaceae by Bown and Young (1997).

Species
K. magnificus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Kamptnerius Deflandre
1970Kamptnerius Andrews
1997Kamptnerius Bown and Young

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
orderArkhangelskialesBown and Hampton 1997
familyKamptneriaceaeBown and Hampton 1997
genusKamptneriusDeflandre 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. †Kamptnerius Deflandre 1959
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†Kamptnerius magnificus Deflandre 1959
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 Middle Campanian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) K. magnificus (236900)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Argentina (Buenos Aires) K. magnificus (236901)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Argentina (Buenos Aires) K. magnificus (237070 237071)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Romania K. magnificus (155181)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Belgium K. magnificus (118459)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2Israel (Southern District) K. magnificus (220176)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) K. magnificus (237069)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Neuquén) K. magnificus (232654 232657 232660)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) K. magnificus (232047 232048 232049)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) K. magnificus (231295)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Rio Negro) K. magnificus (237078 237645 237646 237647 237648 237649 237650 237653)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) K. magnificus (236646 237064 237065 237066 237067 237068)