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Staurolithites angustus

Coccolithophyceae - Eiffellithales - Chiastozygaceae

Taxonomy
Zygolithus angustus was named by Stover (1966).

It was recombined as Staurolithites angustus by Crux (1991), Bown (1998).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. melinciensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Zygolithus angustus Stover
1991Staurolithites angustus Crux
1998Staurolithites angustus 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
speciesangustus(Stover 1966)

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 angustus Stover 1966
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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 (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.2 - 100.5Indian Ocean Staurolithites angustus (257060 257061 257062 257063 257064)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Indian Ocean Staurolithites angustus (257054)