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Rhagodiscus angustus

Coccolithophyceae - Eiffellithales - Rhagodiscaceae

Taxonomy
Rhabdolithus angustus was named by Stradner (1963) [misused and now a JS of a much more restricted taxon].

It was recombined as Rhagodiscus angustus by Reinhardt (1971), Bown (1998).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Rhabdolithus angustus Stradner
1971Rhagodiscus angustus Reinhardt
1998Rhagodiscus angustus 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
speciesangustus(Stradner 1963)

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 angustus Stradner 1963
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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 Albian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 113.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Rhagodiscus angustus (236900)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Indian Ocean Rhagodiscus angustus (258627)
Albian - Cenomanian113.2 - 93.9Indian Ocean Rhagodiscus angustus (258622)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Austria (Salzkammergut) Rhagodiscus angustus (142308)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Indian Ocean Rhagodiscus angustus (250843 250851 250852 250853 250863 250864 250865 250867 250868 250870)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Indian Ocean Rhagodiscus angustus (250819)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Indian Ocean Rhagodiscus angustus (250807 250808)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Rio Negro) Rhagodiscus angustus (240425 240426 240427 240428 240430)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Neuquén) Rhagodiscus angustus (232657)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Rio Negro) Rhagodiscus angustus (237078 237645 237646 237647 237648 237649 237650)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Rhagodiscus angustus (236899)