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Eiffellithus equibiramus

Coccolithophyceae - Eiffellithales - Eiffellithaceae

Taxonomy
Eiffellithus equibiramus 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 equibiramus 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
speciesequibiramus

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 equibiramus 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: base of the Albian to the top of the Santonian or 113.20000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections (42 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.2 - 100.5Indian Ocean Eiffellithus equibiramus (254908 257060 257061 258626)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Indian Ocean Eiffellithus equibiramus (252641 252642 252643 252644 252645 252646 252647 252648 252649)
Cenomanian - Turonian100.5 - 89.8Indian Ocean Eiffellithus equibiramus (252640)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Indian Ocean Eiffellithus equibiramus (252629 252630 252631 252632 252633 252634 252635 252636 252637 252638 252639)
Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Indian Ocean Eiffellithus equibiramus (252628)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Indian Ocean Eiffellithus equibiramus (252619 252620 252621 252622 252623 252624 252625 252626 252627)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Indian Ocean Eiffellithus equibiramus (252610 252612 252613 252614 252615 252616 252617)