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Watznaueria biporta

Coccolithophyceae - Watznaueriales - Watznaueriaceae

Taxonomy
Watznaueria biporta was named by Bukry (1969).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
W. barbui, W. barnasae, W. barnesae, W. barnesae, W. barnesia, W. colacicchii, W. communis, W. contracta, W. manivitae
Entered
by P. Bown on 2006-10-17

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Watznaueria biporta Bukry
1998Watznaueria biporta Bown
2004Watznaueria biporta Tunik et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
—Hacrobia
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderWatznauerialesBown 1987
familyWatznaueriaceae
genusWatznaueriaReinhardt 1964
speciesbiportaBukry 1969

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.

†Watznaueria biporta Bukry 1969
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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 Albian to the top of the NN2 or 113.20000 to 19.20000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0North Pacific Watznaueria biporta (260881)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Indian Ocean Watznaueria biporta (258626)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Indian Ocean Watznaueria biporta (250832 250849 250860 250870 258611 258612 258614 258615)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Indian Ocean Watznaueria biporta (250813 250815)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2South Atlantic Watznaueria biporta (237071)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0South Atlantic Watznaueria biporta (237069)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Mendoza) Watznaueria biporta (241446)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0South Atlantic Watznaueria biporta (237064)
CC2570.2 - 67.8Indian Ocean Watznaueria biporta (247009)
NN123.2 - 22.75Indian Ocean Watznaueria biporta (248841)
NN1 - NN223.2 - 19.2Indian Ocean Watznaueria biporta (248840)
NN222.75 - 19.2Indian Ocean Watznaueria biporta (248835 248836 248838 248839)