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Stephanolithion
Taxonomy
Stephanolithion was named by Deflandre (1939). It is not extant. Its type is Stephanolithion bigotii.
It was assigned to Coccolithophorales by Andrews (1970); and to Stephanolithiaceae by Bown and Young (1997).
It was assigned to Coccolithophorales by Andrews (1970); and to Stephanolithiaceae by Bown and Young (1997).
Species
S. atmetos, S. bigotii (type species), S. brevispinus, S. helotatus, S. hexum, S. octum, S. speciosum
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1939 | Stephanolithion Deflandre |
| 1970 | Stephanolithion Andrews |
| 1997 | Stephanolithion Bown and Young |
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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. †Stephanolithion Deflandre 1939
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†Stephanolithion atmetos Cooper 1987
†Stephanolithion bigotii maximum Medd 1979
†Stephanolithion brevispinus Wind and Wise 1988
†Stephanolithion helotatus Wind and Wise 1977
†Stephanolithion hexum Rood and Barnard 1972
†Stephanolithion octum Rood and Barnard 1972
†Stephanolithion speciosum Deflandre 1954
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Callovian to the top of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian or 165.30000 to 149.20000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callovian | Saudi Arabia | S. bigoti (45541 47890) | |
| Middle Oxfordian | Switzerland | S. bigoti (58568) | |
| Late/Upper Kimmeridgian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | S. bigotii (154138) |