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Chiastozygus antiquus

Coccolithophyceae - Eiffellithales - Chiastozygaceae

Taxonomy
Neochiastozygus antiquus was named by Perch-Nielsen (1973) [misidentification].

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

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. cuneatus, C. garrissoni, C. literatrius, C. litteratus, C. plicatus
Entered
by P. Bown on 2006-10-17

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Neochiastozygus antiquus Perch-Nielsen
1998Chiastozygus antiquus Bown
1998Chiastozygus antiquus Burnett

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
—Hacrobia
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderEiffellithalesRood et al. 1971
familyChiastozygaceaeRood et al. 1973
genusChiastozygusGartner 1968
speciesantiquus(Perch-Nielsen 1973)

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 antiquus Perch-Nielsen 1973
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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: Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Chiastozygus antiquus (236900)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0South Atlantic Chiastozygus antiquus (237067)