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Sphenolithus
Taxonomy
Sphenolithus was named by Deflandre (1952). It is extant. Its type is Sphenolithus radians.
It was assigned to Coccolithophorales by Andrews (1970); and to Prymnesiophyceae by Fujioka et al. (1998).
It was assigned to Coccolithophorales by Andrews (1970); and to Prymnesiophyceae by Fujioka et al. (1998).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1952 | Sphenolithus Deflandre |
| 1970 | Sphenolithus Andrews |
| 1998 | Sphenolithus Fujioka et al. |
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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.
G. Sphenolithus Deflandre 1952
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†Sphenolithus abies Deflandre 1954
†Sphenolithus compactus Backman 1980
†Sphenolithus heteromorphus Deflandre 1953
†Sphenolithus moriformis Bronnimann and Stradner 1960
†Sphenolithus radians Deflandre 1952
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available