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Bukrylithus

Coccolithophyceae - Eiffellithales - Chiastozygaceae

Taxonomy
Bukrylithus was named by Black (1971). Its type is Bukrylithus ambiguus.

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

Species
B. ambiguus (type species)
Entered
by P. Bown on 2006-10-17

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Bukrylithus Black
1997Bukrylithus Bown and Young

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

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. †Bukrylithus Black 1971
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†Bukrylithus ambiguus Black 1971
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 (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Germany B. ambiguus (50181)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Rio Negro) B. ambiguus (237647 237651 237653)