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Tegumentum

Coccolithophyceae - Eiffellithales - Eiffellithaceae

Taxonomy
Tegumentum was named by Thierstein (1972). Its type is Tegumentum stradneri.

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

Species
T. octiformis, T. stradneri (type species)
Entered
by P. Bown on 2006-10-17

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Tegumentum Thierstein
1997Tegumentum Bown and Young

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
Hacrobia
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderEiffellithalesRood et al. 1971
familyEiffellithaceaeReinhardt 1965
genusTegumentumThierstein 1972

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. †Tegumentum Thierstein 1972
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Tegumentum octiformis Köthe 1981
Tegumentum stradneri Thierstein 1972
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 Hauterivian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 132.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cretaceous143.1 - 100.5North Pacific T. sp., T. stradneri (266041)
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Germany T. sp. (50181)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Austria (Salzkammergut) T. stradneri (142308)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2South Atlantic T. stradneri (237071)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Rio Negro) T. stradneri (237645)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0South Atlantic T. stradneri (237064)