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Lotharingius contractus

Coccolithophyceae - Watznaueriales - Watznaueriaceae

Taxonomy
Lotharingius contractus was named by Bown and Cooper (1989).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. frodoi, L. haufforum, L. haufii, L. umbriensis
Entered
by P. Bown on 2006-10-17

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Lotharingius contractus Bown and Cooper
1998Lotharingius contractus Bown

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
—Hacrobia
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderWatznauerialesBown 1987
familyWatznaueriaceae
genusLotharingiusNoel 1973
speciescontractusBown and Cooper 1989

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.

†Lotharingius contractus Bown and Cooper 1989
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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: Late/Upper Toarcian or 180.40000 to 174.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Toarcian180.4 - 174.7Germany Lotharingius contractus (59453) Lotharingius contractus, Lotharingius contractus (59449 59451)