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Eprolithus apertior

Coccolithophyceae - Braarudosphaerales - Polycyclolithaceae

Taxonomy
Eprolithus apertior was named by Black (1973).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. eptapetalus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Eprolithus apertior Black
1998Eprolithus apertior Bown

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderBraarudosphaerales
familyPolycyclolithaceaeForchheimer 1972
genusEprolithusStover 1966
speciesapertiorBlack 1973

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 apertior Black 1973
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available