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Micula murus

Coccolithophyceae - Braarudosphaerales - Polycyclolithaceae

Taxonomy
Tetralithus murus was named by Martini (1961). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Micula murus by Bukry (1973) and Bown (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Tetralithus murus Martini
1973Micula murus Bukry
1998Micula murus Bown

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderBraarudosphaerales
familyPolycyclolithaceaeForchheimer 1972
genusMicula
speciesmurus(Martini 1961)

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 murus Martini 1961
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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: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Rio Negro) Micula murus (237078 237645 237647 237648 237649 237650 237652 237653)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Micula murus (231295)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Micula murus (205793)