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Triscutum

Coccolithophyceae - Podorhabdales - Mazaganellaceae

Taxonomy
Triscutum was named by Dockerill (1987). Its type is Triscutum beaminsterensis.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Triscutum Dockerill
1997Triscutum Bown and Young

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
orderPodorhabdalesRood et al. 1971
familyMazaganellaceaeBown 1987
genusTriscutumDockerill 1987

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. †Triscutum Dockerill 1987
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Triscutum beaminsterensis Dockerill 1987
Triscutum expansus Medd 1979
Triscutum sullivanii de Kaenel and Bergen 1993
Triscutum tiziense de Kaenel and Bergen 1993
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: Late/Upper Toarcian or 180.10000 to 175.60000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Spain (Murcia) T. sullivanii (201770 201773 201789)
Levesquei182.0 - 175.6Germany T. sullivanii (59434) T. tiziense, T. sullivanii (59430)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.1 - 175.6Germany T. beaminsterensene, T. sullivanii (59453) T. pricatillus (59449)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.1 - 175.6Spain (Granada) T. sullivanii (199165 199171 199495)