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Eiffellithus praestigium

Coccolithophyceae - Eiffellithales - Eiffellithaceae

Taxonomy
Eiffellithus praestigium was named by Watkins and Bergen (2003).

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
2003Eiffellithus praestigium Watkins and Bergen

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

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 praestigium Watkins and Bergen 2003
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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: Albian or 113.20000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.2 - 100.5Indian Ocean Eiffellithus praestigium (254908)