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Carinolithus magharensis

Coccolithophyceae - Podorhabdales - Calyculaceae

Taxonomy
Hexalithus magharensis was named by Moshkovitz and Ehrlich (1976) [misidentification].

It was recombined as Carinolithus magharensis by Bown (1987) and Bown (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Hexalithus magharensis Moshkovitz and Ehrlich
1987Carinolithus magharensis Bown
1998Carinolithus magharensis Bown

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderPodorhabdalesRood et al. 1971
familyCalyculaceaeNoël 1973
genusCarinolithusPrins 1974
speciesmagharensis(Moshkovitz and Ehrlich 1976)

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.

†Carinolithus magharensis Moshkovitz and Ehrlich 1976
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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: Bathonian or 168.30000 to 166.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Saudi Arabia Hexalithus magharensis (45464)