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Prediscosphaera columnata

Coccolithophyceae - Podorhabdales - Prediscosphaeraceae

Taxonomy
Discolithus columnata was named by Stover (1966).

It was recombined as Prediscosphaera columnata by Perch-Nielsen (1984) and Bown (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Discolithus columnata Stover
1984Prediscosphaera columnata Perch-Nielsen
1998Prediscosphaera columnata Bown

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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
speciescolumnata(Stover 1966)

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: Middle Turonian or 93.50000 to 89.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3Austria (Salzkammergut) Prediscosphaera columnata (142308)