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Loxolithus armilla

Coccolithophyceae - Eiffellithales - Chiastozygaceae

Taxonomy
Cyclolithus armilla was named by Black (1959) [unused taxon]. It is the type species of Loxolithus.

It was recombined as Loxolithus armilla by Noël (1965), Bown (1998).

Entered
by P. Bown on 2006-10-17

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Cyclolithus armilla Black
1965Loxolithus armilla Noël
1998Loxolithus armilla Bown

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
—Hacrobia
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderEiffellithalesRood et al. 1971
familyChiastozygaceaeRood et al. 1973
genusLoxolithusNoël 1965
speciesarmilla(Black 1959)

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.

†Loxolithus armilla Black 1959
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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 Maastrichtian or 113.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian - Cenomanian113.2 - 93.9South Atlantic Loxolithus armilla (209782)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0North Atlantic Loxolithus armilla (265594)