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Staurolithites laffittei

Coccolithophyceae - Eiffellithales - Chiastozygaceae

Taxonomy
Staurolithites laffittei was named by Caratini (1963). It is the type species of Staurolithites.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Staurolithites laffittei Caratini
1998Staurolithites laffittei 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
specieslaffitteiCaratini 1963

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 laffittei Caratini 1963
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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 (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Staurolithites laffittei (236900)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Rio Negro) Staurolithites laffittei (237078 237645 237646 237647 237648 237649 237650)