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Tranolithus

Coccolithophyceae - Eiffellithales - Chiastozygaceae

Taxonomy
Tranolithus was named by Stover (1966). Its type is Discolithus orionatus.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Tranolithus Stover
1997Tranolithus 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
genusTranolithusStover 1966

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. †Tranolithus Stover 1966
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Tranolithus gabalus Stover 1966
Tranolithus incus de Kaenel and Bergen 1996
Tranolithus macleodiae Bukry 1969
Tranolithus minimus Bukry 1969
Tranolithus orionatus Reinhardt 1966
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 CC24 or 132.60000 to 70.20000 Ma

Collections (124 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Germany T. gabalus (50181)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Indian Ocean T. orionatus (254908 257058 257059 257060 257061 257062 257063 257064 257065 257066 257067 257069 258624 258626 258627)
Albian - Cenomanian113.2 - 93.9Indian Ocean T. orionatus (254907 257056 257057)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Indian Ocean T. orionatus (257052 257053 257054 257055 258619 258620 258621)
Cenomanian - Turonian100.5 - 89.8Indian Ocean T. orionatus (257051)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0North Atlantic T. orionatus (265888)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Indian Ocean T. orionatus (250827 250830 250831 250832 250834 250835 250836 250838 250839 250840 250841 250842 250843 250844 250845 250846 250847 250848 250849 250851 250852 250853 250854 250855 250856 250857 250859 250860 250861 250862 250863 250864 250865 250866 250867 250868 250869 250870 250871 250872 250873 257044 257045 257046 257047 257048 257049 257050 258609 258610 258611 258612 258614 258615 258616 258617 258618)
Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Indian Ocean T. orionatus (257043)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Indian Ocean T. orionatus (250819 250820 250821 250822 250823 257039 257040 257041 257042)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Indian Ocean T. orionatus (250818)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Indian Ocean T. orionatus (250806 250807 250808 250809 250810 250811 250812 250813 250815 250816 250817)
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Indian Ocean T. orionatus (250804 250805)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2North Atlantic T. orionatus (268467)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Indian Ocean T. orionatus (254903)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Alabama) T. phacelosus (207057)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Romania T. orionatus (155181)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Belgium T. phacelosus (118459)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2France (Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes) T. exiguus, T. phacelosus (178473)
CC2375.8 - 72.2Indian Ocean T. orionatus (247015 247016)
CC23 - CC2475.8 - 70.2Indian Ocean T. phacelosus (247013)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Egypt T. orionatus (240611 240616 240618 240622)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) T. orionatus (205803)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Egypt T. orionatus (240631)