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Prediscosphaera spinosa

Coccolithophyceae - Podorhabdales - Prediscosphaeraceae

Taxonomy
Deflandrius spinosa was named by Bramlette and Martini (1964) [JS].

It was recombined as Prediscosphaera spinosa by Gartner (1968), Bown (1998) and Estebenet et al. (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Deflandrius spinosa Bramlette and Martini
1968Prediscosphaera spinosa Gartner
1998Prediscosphaera spinosa Bown
2021Prediscosphaera spinosa Estebenet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderPodorhabdalesRood et al. 1971
familyPrediscosphaeraceaeRood et al. 1971
genusPrediscosphaeraRood et al. 1971
speciesspinosa(Bramlette and Martini 1964)

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.

Prediscosphaera spinosa Bramlette and Martini 1964
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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 Middle Turonian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 93.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3Austria (Salzkammergut) Prediscosphaera spinosa (142308)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Belgium Prediscosphaera spinosa (118459)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Prediscosphaera spinosa (237064 237067)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Rio Negro) Prediscosphaera spinosa (237078 237646 237647 237648 237649 237650)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Prediscosphaera spinosa (232047 232048 232049)