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Staurolithites quadriarculla

Coccolithophyceae - Eiffellithales - Chiastozygaceae

Taxonomy
Discolithus quadriarculla was named by Noël (1965).

It was recombined as Staurolithites quadriarculla by Wilcoxon (1972), Bown (1998).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. melinciensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Discolithus quadriarculla Noël
1972Staurolithites quadriarculla Wilcoxon
1998Staurolithites quadriarculla Bown

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderEiffellithalesRood et al. 1971
familyChiastozygaceaeRood et al. 1973
genusStaurolithitesCaratini 1963
speciesquadriarculla(Noël 1965)

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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available