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Chiastozygus garrisonii

Coccolithophyceae - Eiffellithales - Chiastozygaceae

Taxonomy
Chiastozygus garrisonii was named by Bukry (1969).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Chiastozygus garrisonii Bukry
1969Chiastozygus garrisonii Bukry and Bramlette
1998Chiastozygus garrisonii Bown
2021Chiastozygus garrisonii González Estebenet et al.

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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
speciesgarrisoniiBukry 1969

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.

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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 Turonian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 93.90000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Indian Ocean Chiastozygus garrisonii (250827 250847)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Indian Ocean Chiastozygus garrisonii (250807 250808)
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Indian Ocean Chiastozygus garrisonii (250804)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Chiastozygus garrisonii (232048)