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Flabellites oblongus

Coccolithophyceae - Podorhabdales - Cretarhabdaceae

Taxonomy
Watznaueria oblongus was named by Bukry (1969) [misidentification]. It is the type species of Flabellites.

It was recombined as Flabellites oblongus by Crux (1982) and Bown (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Watznaueria oblongus Bukry
1982Flabellites oblongus Crux
1998Flabellites oblongus Bown

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderPodorhabdalesRood et al. 1971
familyCretarhabdaceaeThierstein 1973
genusFlabellitesThierstein 1973
speciesoblongus(Bukry 1969)

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.

†Flabellites oblongus Bukry 1969
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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 Barremian to the top of the Aptian or 129.40000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Spain (Granada) Flabellites oblongus (50375 50376 50377 50378 50379 50380 50381 50382 50383 50384 50385 50386 50387 50388 50389 50390 50391)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Spain (Granada) Flabellites oblongus (50392 50393 50394 50395 50396 50398 50399)