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Eiffellithus windii

Coccolithophyceae - Eiffellithales - Eiffellithaceae

Taxonomy
Eiffellithus windii was named by Applegate and Bergen (1988).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. paralellus, E. trabeculatus, E. turriseiffeli, E. turriseiffeli, E. turriseiffelli, E. angustus, E. casulus, E. perchnielseniae
Entered
by P. Bown on 2006-10-17

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Eiffellithus windii Applegate and Bergen
1998Eiffellithus windii Bown

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
—Hacrobia
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderEiffellithalesRood et al. 1971
familyEiffellithaceaeReinhardt 1965
genusEiffellithusReinhardt 1965
specieswindiiApplegate and Bergen 1988

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.

†Eiffellithus windii Applegate and Bergen 1988
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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