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Lapideacassis tricornus

Coccolithophyceae - Lapideacassaceae

Taxonomy
Lapideacassis tricornus was named by Wind and Wise (1977).

Entered
by P. Bown on 2006-10-17

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Lapideacassis tricornus Wind and Wise
1998Lapideacassis tricornus Bown

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
Hacrobia
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
familyLapideacassaceae
genusLapideacassisBlack 1971
speciestricornusWind and Wise 1977

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.

Lapideacassis tricornus Wind and Wise 1977
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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