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Eprolithus floralis

Coccolithophyceae - Braarudosphaerales - Polycyclolithaceae

Taxonomy
Lithastrinus floralis was named by Stradner (1962) [taxonomic refinement]. It is the type species of Eprolithus.

It was recombined as Eprolithus floralis by Stover (1966), Bown (1998).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. eptapetalus
Entered
by P. Bown on 2006-10-17

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Lithastrinus floralis Stradner
1966Eprolithus floralis Stover
1998Eprolithus floralis Bown

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
—Hacrobia
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderBraarudosphaerales
familyPolycyclolithaceaeForchheimer 1972
genusEprolithusStover 1966
speciesfloralis(Stradner 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.

†Eprolithus floralis 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 Aptian to the top of the Santonian or 121.40000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections (97 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cretaceous143.1 - 100.5North Pacific Eprolithus floralis (267537)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2North Pacific Eprolithus floralis (262916 262917 262918 262919)
Aptian - Ticinella primula121.4 - 105.0North Pacific Eprolithus floralis (262913)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Indian Ocean Eprolithus floralis (254908 254909 258624 258625 258626 258627)
Albian - Cenomanian113.2 - 93.9South Atlantic Lithastrinus floralis (209782)
Albian - Cenomanian113.2 - 93.9Indian Ocean Eprolithus floralis (254907 258622 258623)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Indian Ocean Eprolithus floralis (258619 258620 258621)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Canada (Alberta) Lithastrinus floralis (71255 71256)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Indian Ocean Eprolithus floralis (256518 256521)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Canada (Alberta) Lithastrinus floralis (71250 71252 71353)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Kansas) Eprolithus floralis (132610)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Austria (Salzkammergut) Eprolithus floralis (142308)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Indian Ocean Eprolithus floralis (250827 250828 250829 250830 250831 250832 250833 250834 250835 250836 250837 250838 250839 250841 250842 250843 250844 250845 250846 250847 250848 250849 250851 250852 250853 250854 250855 250856 250857 250858 250859 250860 250861 250862 250863 250864 250865 250866 250867 250868 250870 250872 258610 258611 258612 258613 258614 258615 258616 258617 258618)
Helvetoglobotruncana helvetica93.0 - 90.7North Pacific Eprolithus floralis (262912)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Indian Ocean Eprolithus floralis (250819 250820 250821 250823 250824 250826 254906)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Indian Ocean Eprolithus floralis (250818 254905)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Indian Ocean Eprolithus floralis (250809 250811 250813 250814 250816 250817 254904)
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Indian Ocean Eprolithus floralis (250805)