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Owenia hillii

Coccolithophyceae - Calyptrosphaeraceae

Taxonomy
Owenia hillii was named by Crux (1991). It is the type species of Owenia.

Entered
by P. Bown on 2006-10-17

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Owenia hillii Crux
1998Owenia hillii Bown

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
—Hacrobia
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
familyCalyptrosphaeraceae
genusOweniaCrux 1991
specieshilliiCrux 1991

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.

†Owenia hillii Crux 1991
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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