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Micula staurophora

Coccolithophyceae - Braarudosphaerales - Polycyclolithaceae

Taxonomy
Discoaster staurophora was named by Gardet (1955). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Micula staurophora by Stradner (1963), Bown (1998), González Estebenet et al. (2021).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. decusata, M. mirus, M. mura

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Discoaster staurophora Gardet
1963Micula staurophora Stradner
1998Micula staurophora Bown
2021Micula staurophora González Estebenet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderBraarudosphaerales
familyPolycyclolithaceaeForchheimer 1972
genusMicula
speciesstaurophora(Gardet 1955)

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.

†Micula staurophora Gardet 1955
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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 Helvetoglobotruncana helvetica to the top of the Early/Lower Paleocene or 93.00000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (85 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Micula staurophora (236900)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Late/Upper Turonian100.5 - 89.8Tanzania (Lindi) Micula staurophora (179874)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Canada (Alberta) Micula staurophora (71252)
Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Indian Ocean Micula staurophora (257043)
Helvetoglobotruncana helvetica93.0 - 90.7North Pacific Micula staurophora (262912)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Indian Ocean Micula staurophora (250819 250820 250821 250822 250823 250824 250825 250826 257039 257040 257041 257042)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Indian Ocean Micula staurophora (250818)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Indian Ocean Micula staurophora (250806 250807 250808 250809 250810 250811 250812 250813 250814 250815 250816 250817 254904)
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Indian Ocean Micula staurophora (250803 250804 250805)
Dicarinella asymetrica85.4 - 83.0North Pacific Micula staurophora (262911)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2North Atlantic Micula staurophora (268466)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Argentina (Buenos Aires) Micula staurophora (236901)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Indian Ocean Micula staurophora (248687 254903)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2South Atlantic Micula staurophora (237070 237071)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Belgium Micula staurophora (118459)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Indian Ocean Micula staurophora (254901 254902)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0North Atlantic Micula staurophora (268463)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0South Atlantic Micula staurophora (237069)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Türkiye (Mugla) Micula staurophora (162815)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Paleocene83.6 - 61.66Türkiye (Aydin) Micula staurophora (162810)
Late/Upper Campanian - Late/Upper Paleocene83.6 - 56.0Türkiye (Aydin) Micula staurophora (162808)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Micula staurophora (231295 236602)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Micula staurophora (232047 232048 232049)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0South Atlantic Micula staurophora (236646 237064 237065 237066 237067 237068)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Indian Ocean Micula staurophora (254900)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0North Atlantic Micula staurophora (265592 265593 265594)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Rio Negro) Micula staurophora (237078 237645 237646 237647 237648 237649 237650 237652 237653)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Micula staurophora (236899)
Maastrichtian - Danian72.2 - 61.66North Atlantic Micula staurophora (265591)
Maastrichtian - Paleocene72.2 - 56.0Indian Ocean Micula staurophora (254898 254899)
Maastrichtian - Paleocene72.2 - 56.0North Atlantic Micula staurophora (268458)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Santa Cruz) Micula staurophora (237043)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Buenos Aires) Micula staurophora (236898)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Chubut) Micula staurophora (236766)
Danian66.0 - 61.66South Atlantic Micula staurophora (236645)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Indian Ocean Micula staurophora (254896 254897)
Cenozoic66.0 - 0.0Indian Ocean Micula staurophora (252607)