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Ahmuellerella

Coccolithophyceae - Eiffellithales - Chiastozygaceae

Taxonomy
Ahmuellerella was named by Reinhardt (1964).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Ahmuellerella Reinhardt
1997Ahmuellerella 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
genusAhmuellerellaReinhardt 1964

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. †Ahmuellerella Reinhardt 1964
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†Ahmuellerella regularis Górka 1957
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 Middle Cenomanian to the top of the Danian or 100.50000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) A. regularis, A. octoradiata (236900)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Canada (Alberta) A. octoradiata (71256)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Canada (Alberta) A. octoradiata (71252 71253 71353)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Romania A. octoradiata (155181)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Belgium A. octoradiata (118459)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2France (Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes) A. regularis (178473)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2Israel (Southern District) A. regularis (220176)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) A. octoradiata (237069)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Rio Negro) A. octoradiata (240427 240428 240429)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Neuquén) A. octoradiata (232657 232660 232661)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) A. octoradiata (232047 232048)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Rio Negro) A. octoradiata (237078 237645 237646 237647 237648 237649 237650 237651 237652)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) A. octoradiata (237064) A. regularis, A. octoradiata (236899)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Rio Negro) A. octoradiata (240437)