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Rhombolithion rhombicum

Coccolithophyceae - Stephanolithiales - Stephanolithiaceae

Taxonomy
Zygolithus rhombicum was named by Stradner and Adamiker (1966). It is the type species of Rhombolithion.

It was recombined as Rhombolithion rhombicum by Black (1973), Bown (1998).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Zygolithus rhombicum Stradner and Adamiker
1973Rhombolithion rhombicum Black
1998Rhombolithion rhombicum Bown

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderStephanolithiales
familyStephanolithiaceaeBlack 1968
genusRhombolithionBlack 1973
speciesrhombicum(Stradner and Adamiker 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.

Rhombolithion rhombicum Stradner and Adamiker 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