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Chiastozygus trabalis

Coccolithophyceae - Eiffellithales - Chiastozygaceae

Taxonomy
Discolithus trabalis was named by Górka (1957).

It was recombined as Chiastozygus trabalis by Bown (1998) and Burnett (1998).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. cuneatus, C. garrissoni, C. literatrius, C. litteratus, C. plicatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Discolithus trabalis Górka
1998Chiastozygus trabalis Bown
1998Chiastozygus trabalis Burnett

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderEiffellithalesRood et al. 1971
familyChiastozygaceaeRood et al. 1973
genusChiastozygusGartner 1968
speciestrabalis(Górka 1957)

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.

†Chiastozygus trabalis Górka 1957
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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: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2France (Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes) Chiastozygus trabalis (178473)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2South Atlantic Chiastozygus trabalis (237071)