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Nephrolithus

Coccolithophyceae - Podorhabdales - Axopodorhabdaceae

Taxonomy
Nephrolithus was named by Górka (1957).

It was assigned to Axopodorhabdaceae by Bown (1998).

Species
N. corystus, N. frequens, N. miniporus
Species lacking formal opinion data
N. frecuens, N. frequens, N. frequens

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Nephrolithus Górka
1998Nephrolithus Bown

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
orderPodorhabdalesRood et al. 1971
familyAxopodorhabdaceae
genusNephrolithusGórka 1957

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. †Nephrolithus Górka 1957
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†Nephrolithus corystus Wind 1983
†Nephrolithus frequens Górka 1957
†Nephrolithus miniporus Reinhardt and Górka 1967
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 CC23 to the top of the Danian or 75.80000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) N. frequens (236900)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (Texas) N. frequens (211326 225659 225660 225661 225662 225663 225668)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Argentina (Buenos Aires) N. frequens (236901)
CC2375.8 - 72.2Indian Ocean N. frequens (247014)
CC23 - CC2475.8 - 70.2Indian Ocean N. frequens (247013)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Neuquén) N. frequens (232657 232660)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) N. frequens (232047 232048 232049)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) N. frequens (205798)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Rio Negro) N. frequens (240426 240427 240430)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) N. frequens (236899)
Maastrichtian - Danian72.2 - 61.66North Atlantic N. frequens (265591)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Chubut) N. frequens (172887)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Indian Ocean N. frequens (254896 254897)