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Staurolithites mutterlosei

Coccolithophyceae - Eiffellithales - Chiastozygaceae

Taxonomy
Staurolithites mutterlosei was named by Crux (1989).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. melinciensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Staurolithites mutterlosei Crux
1998Staurolithites mutterlosei 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
speciesmutterloseiCrux 1989

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 Albian to the top of the Cenomanian or 113.20000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.2 - 100.5Indian Ocean Staurolithites mutterlosei (257066)
Albian - Cenomanian113.2 - 93.9Indian Ocean Staurolithites mutterlosei (257056)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Indian Ocean Staurolithites mutterlosei (257055)