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Eprolithus moratus

Coccolithophyceae - Braarudosphaerales - Polycyclolithaceae

Taxonomy
Lithastrinus moratus was named by Stover (1966) [taxonomic refinement].

It was recombined as Eprolithus moratus by Bown (1998) and Burnett (1998).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Lithastrinus moratus Stover
1998Eprolithus moratus Bown
1998Eprolithus moratus Burnett

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderBraarudosphaerales
familyPolycyclolithaceaeForchheimer 1972
genusEprolithusStover 1966
speciesmoratus(Stover 1966)

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.

Eprolithus moratus Stover 1966
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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 Cenomanian to the top of the Santonian or 100.50000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections (70 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Indian Ocean Eprolithus moratus (252641 252643 252645 252646 252647)
Early/Lower Cenomanian - Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Tanzania (Lindi) Eprolithus moratus (179883)
Cenomanian - Turonian100.5 - 89.8Indian Ocean Eprolithus moratus (252640)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Tanzania (Lindi) Eprolithus moratus (179875)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Tanzania (Lindi) Eprolithus moratus (179882)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Indian Ocean Eprolithus moratus (250830 250832 250837 250848 250851 250852 250853 250854 250855 250856 250857 250859 250860 250861 250862 250863 250864 250865 250866 250868 250870 250871 250872 252629 252630 252631 252632 252633 252634 252635 252636 252637 252638 252639 257045 257046 257047 257048 257049 257050 258610 258611 258612 258613 258614 258615 258616)
Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Indian Ocean Eprolithus moratus (252628 257043)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Indian Ocean Eprolithus moratus (252619 252620 252625 252627)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Indian Ocean Eprolithus moratus (254905)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Indian Ocean Eprolithus moratus (252610 252611 252612 252613 252614 252615 252618)