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Micula praemurus

Coccolithophyceae - Braarudosphaerales - Polycyclolithaceae

Taxonomy
Tetralithus praemurus was named by Bukry (1973). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Micula praemurus by Stradner and Steinmetz (1984), Bown (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Tetralithus praemurus Bukry
1984Micula praemurus Stradner and Steinmetz
1998Micula praemurus Bown

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderBraarudosphaerales
familyPolycyclolithaceaeForchheimer 1972
genusMicula
speciespraemurus(Bukry 1973)

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 praemurus Bukry 1973
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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: Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Micula praemurus (237065)