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Neocrepidolithus watkinsii

Coccolithophyceae - Eiffellithales - Chiastozygaceae

Taxonomy
Neocrepidolithus watkinsii was named by Pospichal and Wise (1990).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
N. grandiculus, N. neocraassus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Neocrepidolithus watkinsii Pospichal and Wise
1998Neocrepidolithus watkinsii Bown

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderEiffellithalesRood et al. 1971
familyChiastozygaceaeRood et al. 1973
genusNeocrepidolithusRomein 1979
specieswatkinsiiPospichal and Wise 1990

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.

†Neocrepidolithus watkinsii Pospichal and Wise 1990
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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 Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Indian Ocean Neocrepidolithus watkinsii (254903)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Indian Ocean Neocrepidolithus watkinsii (254901 254902)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Indian Ocean Neocrepidolithus watkinsii (254900)