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Retecapsa incompta

Coccolithophyceae - Podorhabdales - Cretarhabdaceae

Taxonomy
Retecapsa incompta was named by Bown (1987).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Retecapsa incompta Bown
1998Retecapsa incompta Bown

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderPodorhabdalesRood et al. 1971
familyCretarhabdaceaeThierstein 1973
genusRetecapsaBlack 1971
speciesincomptaBown 1987

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.

†Retecapsa incompta Bown 1987
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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 Late/Upper Toarcian to the top of the Early/Lower Aalenian or 180.10000 to 171.60000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Levesquei182.0 - 175.6Germany Retecapsa incompta (59430 59431 59434)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.1 - 175.6Germany Retecapsa incompta (59454)
Early/Lower Aalenian175.6 - 171.6Germany Retecapsa incompta (59457)