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Rhagodiscus robustus

Coccolithophyceae - Eiffellithales - Rhagodiscaceae

Taxonomy
Rhagodiscus robustus was named by Bown (2005).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
R. augustus, R. achylostaurion
Entered
by P. Bown on 2006-10-17

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Rhagodiscus robustus Bown

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
—Hacrobia
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderEiffellithalesRood et al. 1971
familyRhagodiscaceaeHay 1977
genusRhagodiscusReinhardt 1967
speciesrobustus

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.

†Rhagodiscus robustus Bown 2005
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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: Aptian or 121.40000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cretaceous143.1 - 100.5North Pacific Rhagodiscus robustus (266041)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2North Pacific Rhagodiscus robustus (262915)