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Stradnerlithus geometricus

Coccolithophyceae - Stephanolithiales - Stephanolithiaceae

Taxonomy
Discolithus geometricus was named by Górka (1957).

It was recombined as Stradnerlithus geometricus by Bown and Cooper (1989) and Bown (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Discolithus geometricus Górka
1989Stradnerlithus geometricus Bown and Cooper
1998Stradnerlithus geometricus Bown

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderStephanolithiales
familyStephanolithiaceaeBlack 1968
genusStradnerlithusBlack 1971
speciesgeometricus(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.

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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 Early/Lower Hauterivian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 136.40000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Germany Stradnerlithus geometricus (50181)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Rio Negro) Stradnerlithus geometricus (237645)