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Truncatoscaphus delftensis

Coccolithophyceae - Stephanolithiales - Stephanolithiaceae

Taxonomy
Zygolithus delftensis was named by Stradner et al. (1966). It is the type species of Truncatoscaphus.

It was recombined as Truncatoscaphus delftensis by Rood and Hay (1971) and Perch-Nielsen (1985).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Zygolithus delftensis Stradner et al.
1971Truncatoscaphus delftensis Rood and Hay
1985Truncatoscaphus delftensis Perch-Nielsen

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderStephanolithiales
familyStephanolithiaceaeBlack 1968
genusTruncatoscaphusRood et al. 1971
speciesdelftensis(Stradner et al. 1966)

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.

†Truncatoscaphus delftensis Stradner et al. 1966
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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
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