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Conusphaera rothii

Coccolithophyceae - Eoconusphaeraceae

Taxonomy
Cretaturbella rothii was named by Thierstein (1971) [JS].

It was recombined as Conusphaera rothii by Jakubowski (1986), Bown (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Cretaturbella rothii Thierstein
1986Conusphaera rothii Jakubowski
1998Conusphaera rothii Bown

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
subclassPrymnesiophycidaeCavalier-Smith 1986
familyEoconusphaeraceaeKristan-Tollman 1988
genusConusphaeraTrejo 1969
speciesrothii(Thierstein 1971)

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.

†Conusphaera rothii Thierstein 1971
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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