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Staurolithites mitcheneri

Coccolithophyceae - Eiffellithales - Chiastozygaceae

Taxonomy
Vekshinella mitcheneri was named by Applegate and Bergen (1998).

It was recombined as Staurolithites mitcheneri by Bown (1998) and Rutledge and Bown (1998).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. melinciensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Vekshinella mitcheneri Applegate and Bergen
1998Staurolithites mitcheneri Bown
1998Staurolithites mitcheneri Rutledge and 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
speciesmitcheneri(Applegate and Bergen 1998)

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.

†Staurolithites mitcheneri Applegate and Bergen 1998
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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