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Speetonia colligata

Coccolithophyceae - Podorhabdales - Cretarhabdaceae

Taxonomy
Speetonia colligata was named by Black (1971). It is the type species of Speetonia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Speetonia colligata Black
1998Speetonia colligata Bown

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderPodorhabdalesRood et al. 1971
familyCretarhabdaceaeThierstein 1973
genusSpeetoniaBlack 1971
speciescolligataBlack 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.

Speetonia colligata Black 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: base of the Berriasian to the top of the Valanginian or 145.00000 to 132.90000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Spain Speetonia colligata (64960 64972 64988 65004 65291 65294 65315 65316 65317 65319 65321)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Spain Speetonia colligata (65015 65016 65324 65326 65329 65332)
Early/Lower Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Germany Speetonia colligata (50181)