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Neocrepidolithus

Coccolithophyceae - Eiffellithales - Chiastozygaceae

Taxonomy
Neocrepidolithus was named by Romein (1979). Its type is Crepidolithus neocrassus.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Neocrepidolithus Romein
1997Neocrepidolithus Bown and Young

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
orderEiffellithalesRood et al. 1971
familyChiastozygaceaeRood et al. 1973
genusNeocrepidolithusRomein 1979

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. †Neocrepidolithus Romein 1979
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†Neocrepidolithus cohenii Perch-Nielsen 1968
†Neocrepidolithus cruciatus Perch-Nielsen 1979
†Neocrepidolithus dirimosus Perch-Nielsen 1979
†Neocrepidolithus fossus Romein 1977
†Neocrepidolithus neocrassus Perch-Nielsen 1968
†Neocrepidolithus watkinsii Pospichal and Wise 1990
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 Campanian to the top of the Bartonian or 83.60000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Indian Ocean N. watkinsii (254903)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Indian Ocean N. watkinsii (254901 254902)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Indian Ocean N. watkinsii (254900)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Buenos Aires) N. dirimosus (236898)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Rio Negro) N. neocrassus (240431 240432 240433 240434 240436 240437) N. neocrassus, N. cruciatus (240435 240439)
Danian66.0 - 61.66North Atlantic N. fossus, N. dirimosus (265407) N. neocrassus (265401 265405) N. neocrassus, N. cruciatus (265406)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Chubut) N. dirimosus (236766)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24North Atlantic N. neocrassus (267074)
Selandian - Thanetian61.66 - 56.0North Atlantic N. neocrassus (267071)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07North Atlantic N. neocrassus (267065)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03North Atlantic N. neocrassus (267055)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71North Atlantic N. fossus (261722 261724 261725)