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Eiffellithus gorkae

Coccolithophyceae - Eiffellithales - Eiffellithaceae

Taxonomy
Eiffellithus gorkae was named by Reinhardt (1965).

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
1965Eiffellithus gorkae Reinhardt
1998Eiffellithus gorkae 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
speciesgorkaeReinhardt 1965

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 gorkae Reinhardt 1965
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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 Campanian to the top of the Danian or 83.60000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Eiffellithus gorkae (236900)
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0South Pacific Eiffellithus gorkae (267642)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Argentina (Buenos Aires) Eiffellithus gorkae (236901)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2France (Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes) Eiffellithus gorkae (178473)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Rio Negro) Eiffellithus gorkae (240425 240426 240427 240429 240430)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Neuquén) Eiffellithus gorkae (232654 232657 232661)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Eiffellithus gorkae (231295)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Eiffellithus gorkae (236899)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Rio Negro) Eiffellithus gorkae (237078 237645 237646 237647 237648 237649 237650 237651 237652 237653)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Rio Negro) Eiffellithus gorkae (240431 240434)