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Watznaueria barnesiae

Coccolithophyceae - Watznaueriales - Watznaueriaceae

Taxonomy
Tremalithus barnesiae was named by Black (1959). It is the type species of Watznaueria.

It was recombined as Watznaueria barnesiae by Perch-Nielsen (1968) and Bown (1998).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
W. contracta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Tremalithus barnesiae Black
1968Watznaueria barnesiae Perch-Nielsen
1998Watznaueria barnesiae Bown

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderWatznauerialesBown 1987
familyWatznaueriaceae
genusWatznaueriaReinhardt 1964
speciesbarnesiae(Black 1959)

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 barnesiae Black 1959
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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 Valanginian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 139.80000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Romania (Constanta) Watznaueria barnesiae (90900)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Romania Watznaueria barnesiae (155181)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6Israel (Southern District) Watznaueria barnesiae (220176)