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Staurolithites gausorhethium

Coccolithophyceae - Eiffellithales - Chiastozygaceae

Taxonomy
Vagalapilla gausorhethium was named by Hill (1976).

It was recombined as Staurolithites gausorhethium by Varol and Girgis (1994), Bown (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Vagalapilla gausorhethium Hill
1994Staurolithites gausorhethium Varol and Girgis
1998Staurolithites gausorhethium 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
speciesgausorhethium(Hill 1976)

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 Middle Cenomanian to the top of the Middle Turonian or 100.50000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Tanzania (Lindi) Staurolithites gausorhethium (179316)
Early/Lower Cenomanian - Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Tanzania (Lindi) Staurolithites gausorhethium (179883)
Middle Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian100.5 - 89.8Tanzania (Lindi) Staurolithites gausorhethium (179885)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Tanzania (Lindi) Staurolithites gausorhethium (179882)