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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 Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 132.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Germany T. gabalus (50181)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Romania T. orionatus (155181)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Alabama) T. phacelosus (207057)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Belgium T. phacelosus (118459)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2France (Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes) T. exiguus, T. phacelosus (178473)
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)