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Rhagodiscus reniformis

Coccolithophyceae - Eiffellithales - Rhagodiscaceae

Taxonomy
Rhagodiscus reniformis was named by Perch-Nielsen (1973).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Rhagodiscus reniformis Perch-Nielsen
1998Rhagodiscus reniformis 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
speciesreniformisPerch-Nielsen 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.

†Rhagodiscus reniformis Perch-Nielsen 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 Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Danian or 83.60000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2France (Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes) Rhagodiscus reniformis (178473)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Rio Negro) Rhagodiscus reniformis (240425 240426 240427 240428 240429 240430)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Rio Negro) Rhagodiscus reniformis (240431)