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Watznaueria bayackii

Coccolithophyceae - Watznaueriales - Watznaueriaceae

Taxonomy
Watznaueria bayackii was named by Worsley (1971).

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
1971Watznaueria bayackii Worsley
1998Watznaueria bayackii Bown

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

†Watznaueria bayackii Worsley 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

Age range: Cretaceous or 143.10000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0North Pacific Watznaueria bayackii (260882)