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Discorhabdus patulus

Coccolithophyceae - Podorhabdales - Biscutaceae

Taxonomy
Rhabdolithus patulus was named by Deflandre (1954). It is the type species of Discorhabdus.

It was recombined as Discorhabdus patulus by Bown (1987) and Bown (1987).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Rhabdolithus patulus Deflandre
1987Discorhabdus patulus Bown

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderPodorhabdalesRood et al. 1971
familyBiscutaceaeBlack 1971
genusDiscorhabdusNoël 1965
speciespatulus(Deflandre 1954)

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.

†Discorhabdus patulus Deflandre 1954
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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 Oxfordian or 161.20000 to 155.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Switzerland Discorhabdus patulus (58568)