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Dictyococcites

Coccolithophyceae - Isochrysidales - Noelaerhabdaceae

Taxonomy
Dictyococcites was named by Black (1967). It is extant.

It was assigned to Noelaerhabdaceae by Young and Bown (1997).

Species
D. scrippsae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Dictyococcites Black
1997Dictyococcites Young and Bown

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
orderIsochrysidales
familyNoelaerhabdaceae
genusDictyococcitesBlack 1967

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. Dictyococcites Black 1967
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†Dictyococcites scrippsae Bukry and Percival 1973
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 Lutetian to the top of the Gelasian or 47.80000 to 1.80600 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Georgia) D. bisectus, D. scrippsae (4868)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Ukraine (Crimea) D. bisectus (220325)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Italy D. bisectus (81043)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (California) D. minutus (196138)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Greece D. spp. (138313)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Ireland D. antarcticus, D. productellus (152368)