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Biscutum ellipticum

Coccolithophyceae - Podorhabdales - Biscutaceae

Taxonomy
Tremalithus ellipticum was named by Górka (1957).

It was recombined as Biscutum ellipticum by Grün (1975) and Bown (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Tremalithus ellipticum Górka
1975Biscutum ellipticum Grün
1998Biscutum ellipticum Bown

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderPodorhabdalesRood et al. 1971
familyBiscutaceaeBlack 1971
genusBiscutumBlack 1959
speciesellipticum(Górka 1957)

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.

†Biscutum ellipticum Górka 1957
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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: Cretaceous or 145.00000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cretaceous145.0 - 66.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Biscutum ellipticum (236900)