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Calcicalathina oblongata

Coccolithophyceae - Eiffellithales - Rhagodiscaceae

Taxonomy
Schizosphaerella oblongata was named by Worsley (1971) [misidentification]. It is the type species of Calcicalathina.

It was recombined as Calcicalathina oblongata by Thierstein (1971), Bown (1998).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. praeoblongata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Calcicalathina oblongata Thierstein
1971Schizosphaerella oblongata Worsley
1998Calcicalathina oblongata Bown

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
—Hacrobia
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderEiffellithalesRood et al. 1971
familyRhagodiscaceaeHay 1977
genusCalcicalathinaThierstein 1971
speciesoblongata(Worsley 1971)

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.

†Calcicalathina oblongata Worsley 1971
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available