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Calcicalathina alta

Coccolithophyceae - Eiffellithales - Rhagodiscaceae

Taxonomy
Calcicalathina alta was named by Perch-Nielsen (1979).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. praeoblongata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Calcicalathina alta Perch-Nielsen
1998Calcicalathina alta 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
speciesaltaPerch-Nielsen 1979

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 alta Perch-Nielsen 1979
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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: Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Indian Ocean Calcicalathina alta (250853)