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Biscutum coronum

Coccolithophyceae - Podorhabdales - Biscutaceae

Taxonomy
Biscutum coronum was named by Wind and Wise (1977).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Biscutum coronum Wind and Wise
1998Biscutum coronum Bown
2021Biscutum coronum González Estebenet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderPodorhabdalesRood et al. 1971
familyBiscutaceaeBlack 1971
genusBiscutumBlack 1959
speciescoronumWind and Wise 1977

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 coronum Wind and Wise 1977
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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: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Argentina (Buenos Aires) Biscutum coronum (237070 237071)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Biscutum coronum (232048)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Biscutum coronum (237065)