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Crucirhabdus primulus

Coccolithophyceae - Stephanolithiales - Parhabdolithaceae

Taxonomy
Crucirhabdus primulus was named by Rood et al. (1973). It is the type species of Crucirhabdus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Crucirhabdus primulus Rood et al.
1998Crucirhabdus primulus Bown

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderStephanolithiales
familyParhabdolithaceaeBown 1987
genusCrucirhabdusRood et al. 1973
speciesprimulusRood et al. 1973

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.

Crucirhabdus primulus Rood et al. 1973
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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 Middle Hettangian to the top of the Levesquei or 201.30000 to 175.60000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Hettangian - Late/Upper Hettangian201.3 - 196.5Canada (Alberta) Crucirhabdus primulus (197630)
Late/Upper Sinemurian - Late/Upper Pliensbachian196.5 - 183.0Morocco Crucirhabdus primulus (205769 205771 205779)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Spain (Jaén) Crucirhabdus primulus (201752 201753 201755 201758)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Spain (Jaén) Crucirhabdus primulus (201665 201668 201669 201670 201671 201672 201673 201674 201675 201676 201678 201750)
Levesquei182.0 - 175.6Germany Crucirhabdus primulus (59430 59434)