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Biscutum dorsetensis

Coccolithophyceae - Podorhabdales - Biscutaceae

Taxonomy
Palaeopontosphaera dorsetensis was named by Varol and Girgis (1994) [JS].

It was recombined as Biscutum dorsetensis by Bown (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Palaeopontosphaera dorsetensis Varol and Girgis
1998Biscutum dorsetensis Bown

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderPodorhabdalesRood et al. 1971
familyBiscutaceaeBlack 1971
genusBiscutumBlack 1959
speciesdorsetensis(Varol and Girgis 1994)

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 dorsetensis Varol and Girgis 1994
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available