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Cyclagelosphaera margerelii

Coccolithophyceae - Watznaueriales - Watznaueriaceae

Taxonomy
Cyclagelosphaera margerelii was named by Noël (1965). It is the type species of Cyclagelosphaera.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. margereli, C. margereti
Entered
by P. Bown on 2006-10-17

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Cyclagelosphaera margerelii Noël
1998Cyclagelosphaera margerelii Bown

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
—Hacrobia
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderWatznauerialesBown 1987
familyWatznaueriaceae
genusCyclagelosphaeraNoël 1965
speciesmargereliiNoël 1965

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.

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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 Bajocian to the top of the Rupelian or 170.90000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2Spain Cyclagelosphaera margerelii (214379)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Romania (Constanta) Cyclagelosphaera margerelii (90900)
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Germany Cyclagelosphaera margerelii (50181)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Indian Ocean Cyclagelosphaera margerelii (250831 250842 250846 250853 250865)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Indian Ocean Cyclagelosphaera margerelii (250819 250820 250822)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Indian Ocean Cyclagelosphaera margerelii (250817)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Rio Negro) Cyclagelosphaera margerelii (237650)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Indian Ocean Cyclagelosphaera margerelii (248776 248777 248779 248780)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0South Atlantic Cyclagelosphaera margerelii (237064 237067)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Cyclagelosphaera margerelii (68021)