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Lithastrinus grillii

Coccolithophyceae - Braarudosphaerales - Polycyclolithaceae

Taxonomy
Lithastrinus grillii was named by Stradner (1962). It is the type species of Lithastrinus.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Lithastrinus grillii Stradner
1998Lithastrinus grillii Bown

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderBraarudosphaerales
familyPolycyclolithaceaeForchheimer 1972
genusLithastrinusStradner 1962
speciesgrilliiStradner 1962

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.

Lithastrinus grillii Stradner 1962
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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 Turonian to the top of the Dicarinella asymetrica or 93.90000 to 83.00000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Indian Ocean Lithastrinus grillii (256517 256518 256520 256521 256522)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Indian Ocean Lithastrinus grillii (252629 252630)
Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Indian Ocean Lithastrinus grillii (252628)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Indian Ocean Lithastrinus grillii (252619 252622 252624 252625 252627)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Indian Ocean Lithastrinus grillii (252613 252614 252615 252616 252617)
Dicarinella asymetrica85.4 - 83.0North Pacific Lithastrinus grillii (262911)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2Israel (Southern District) Lithastrinus grillii (220176)