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Biscutum

Coccolithophyceae - Podorhabdales - Biscutaceae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Biscutum Black
1965Palaeopontosphaera Noël
1997Biscutum Bown and Young

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
orderPodorhabdalesRood et al. 1971
familyBiscutaceaeBlack 1971
genusBiscutumBlack 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. †Biscutum Black 1959
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†Biscutum arrogans Perch-Nielsen 1974
†Biscutum boletum Wind and Wise 1977
†Biscutum constans Górka 1957
†Biscutum coronum Wind and Wise 1977
†Biscutum dekaenelii Covington 1994
†Biscutum depravatus Grün and Zweili 1980
†Biscutum dissimilis Wind and Wise 1977
†Biscutum dorsetensis Varol and Girgis 1994
†Biscutum dubium Noël 1965
†Biscutum ellipticum Górka 1957
†Biscutum erismatum Wind and Wise 1977
†Biscutum finchii Crux 1984
†Biscutum gaultensis Mutterlose 1992
†Biscutum grande Bown 1987
†Biscutum harrisonii Varol 1989
†Biscutum intermedium Bown 1987
†Biscutum magnum Wind and Wise 1977
†Biscutum melaniae Górka 1957
†Biscutum notaculum Wind and Wise 1977
†Biscutum novum Goy 1979
†Biscutum planum Bown 1987
†Biscutum thurowii Burnett 1998
†Biscutum virginica Bukry 1969
†Biscutum zulloi Covington 1994
Invalid names: Palaeopontosphaera Noël 1965 [synonym]
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 Early/Lower Toarcian to the top of the Rupelian or 183.00000 to 28.10000 Ma

Collections (124 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Spain (Jaén) B. depravatum, B. grande (201756) B. depravatum, B. grande, B. dubium (201755) B. grande (201754) B. grande, B. dubium (201752 201753 201758 201759)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Spain (Granada) B. intermedium (199494)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Spain (Murcia) B. dubium (201768 201780) B. intermedium (201772 201787 201790) B. intermedium, B. dubium (201764 201765 201766 201769 201770 201771 201773 201775 201777 201779 201781 201783 201788 201789 201791 201793 201794)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Spain (Jaén) B. depravatum, B. grande (201673) B. depravatum, B. grande, B. dubium (201668 201676 201678 201750) B. grande (201667 201672 201685) B. grande, B. dubium (201665 201666 201669 201670 201671 201674 201675 201677 201751)
Middle Toarcian182.0 - 175.6Spain (Murcia) B. dubium (201796 201797 201798 201799 201800 201801 201802 201803 201804 201807 201808 201809 201810 201812)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.1 - 175.6Germany Palaeopontosphaera dubia, B. criotum, B. sp. 2, B. sp. 4, B. striatum, B. intermedium, Axopodorhabdus depravatus (59453) Palaeopontosphaera dubia, B. striatum, B. intermedium (59451) Palaeopontosphaera sp. 1, Palaeopontosphaera dubia, B. criotum, B. striatum, B. intermedium, Axopodorhabdus depravatus (59449)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.1 - 175.6Spain (Granada) B. depravatum (199167 201880) B. depravatum, B. dubium (199172) B. depravatum, B. intermedium (199166 199181) B. depravatum, B. intermedium, B. dubium (199164 199165 199168 199169 199247 201948) B. dubium (199171 199231 199491 202101) B. intermedium (199177 199187 199235 199488 199493 199495 202097) B. intermedium, B. dubium (199195 199198 199229 199253 199490)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Saudi Arabia B. sp. (45896)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0France (Midi-Pyrenees) B. sp. (94549)
Cretaceous145.0 - 66.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) B. magnum, B. ellipticum (236900)
Early/Lower Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Germany B. sp., B. constans (50181)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Canada (Alberta) B. constans (71256)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3Canada (Alberta) B. constans (71250 71252 71253 71353)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Argentina (Buenos Aires) B. melaniae, B. magnum (236901)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Argentina (Buenos Aires) B. magnum, B. coronum (237070) B. melaniae, B. magnum, B. coronum (237071)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) B. magnum (237069)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) B. magnum (237068) B. magnum, B. coronum (237065) B. magnum, B. ellipticum (237067) B. melaniae (237066)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Rio Negro) B. constans (237651) B. constans, B. arrogans (237078 237645 237646 237647 237648 237649) B. melaniae (237653) B. melaniae, B. constans, B. arrogans (237650)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) B. coronum (232048) B. melaniae (232047)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Santa Cruz) B. sp. (237043)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Chubut) B. melaniae (236766 236767) B. sp. (172887)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany (Baden-Württemberg) B. constans (68021)