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Rhagodiscus indistinctus

Coccolithophyceae - Eiffellithales - Rhagodiscaceae

Taxonomy
Rhagodiscus indistinctus was named by Burnett (1998).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
R. augustus, R. achylostaurion

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Rhagodiscus indistinctus Bown
1998Rhagodiscus indistinctus Burnett

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
—Hacrobia
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderEiffellithalesRood et al. 1971
familyRhagodiscaceaeHay 1977
genusRhagodiscusReinhardt 1967
speciesindistinctusBurnett 1998

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 indistinctus Burnett 1998
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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: Miocene or 23.04000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333North Pacific Rhagodiscus indistinctus (262905)