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Micula cubiformis

Coccolithophyceae - Braarudosphaerales - Polycyclolithaceae

Taxonomy
Micula cubiformis was named by Forchheimer (1972). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Micula cubiformis Forchheimer
1998Micula cubiformis Bown

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderBraarudosphaerales
familyPolycyclolithaceaeForchheimer 1972
genusMicula
speciescubiformisForchheimer 1972

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 cubiformis Forchheimer 1972
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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 Coniacian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 89.80000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Indian Ocean Micula cubiformis (250823 257039 257040)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Indian Ocean Micula cubiformis (250808 252609 252611 252613 252614 252615 252616 252617 252618)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2France (Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes) Micula cubiformis (178473)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Micula cubiformis (231295)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Rio Negro) Micula cubiformis (237078 237645 237646 237647 237648 237649 237650 237652 237653)