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Rotelapillus crenulatus

Coccolithophyceae - Stephanolithiales - Stephanolithiaceae

Taxonomy
Stephanolithion crenulatus was named by Stover (1966) [misidentification].

It was recombined as Rotelapillus crenulatus by Perch-Nielsen (1984) and Bown (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Stephanolithion crenulatus Stover
1984Rotelapillus crenulatus Perch-Nielsen
1998Rotelapillus crenulatus Bown

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderStephanolithiales
familyStephanolithiaceaeBlack 1968
genusRotelapillusNoël 1973
speciescrenulatus(Stover 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.

†Rotelapillus crenulatus Stover 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
No collection or age range data are available