Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Loxolithus

Coccolithophyceae - Eiffellithales - Chiastozygaceae

Taxonomy
Loxolithus was named by Noël (1965). Its type is Cyclolithus armilla.

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

Entered
by P. Bown on 2006-10-17

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Loxolithus Noël
1997Loxolithus Bown and Young

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
Hacrobia
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderEiffellithalesRood et al. 1971
familyChiastozygaceaeRood et al. 1973
genusLoxolithusNoël 1965

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. †Loxolithus Noël 1965
show all | hide all
Loxolithus armilla Black 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 Albian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 113.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian - Cenomanian113.2 - 93.9South Atlantic L. armilla (209782)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0North Atlantic L. armilla (265594)