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Micula (coccolithophore)

Coccolithophyceae - Braarudosphaerales - Polycyclolithaceae

Taxonomy
Micula was named by Vekshina (1959) [A homonym of rugosa coral Micula]. It is not extant. Its type is Micula decussata.

It was assigned to Polycyclolithaceae by Lees and Bown (2005).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Micula Vekshina
1960Nannotetraster Martini and Stradner
2005Micula Lees and Bown

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
orderBraarudosphaerales
familyPolycyclolithaceaeForchheimer 1972
genusMicula

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. †Micula Vekshina 1959 [coccolithophore]
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†Micula adumbrata Burnett 1998
†Micula clypeata Lees and Bown 2005
†Micula concava Stradner 1960
†Micula cubiformis Forchheimer 1972
†Micula decussata Vekshina 1959 [coccolithophore]
†Micula murus Martini 1961
†Micula praemurus Bukry 1973
†Micula premolisilvae Lees and Bown 2005
†Micula prinsii Perch-Nielsen 1979
†Micula staurophora Gardet 1955
†Micula swastica Stradner and Steinmetz 1984
Invalid names: Nannotetraster Martini and Stradner 1960 [synonym]
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 Early/Lower Turonian to the top of the Selandian or 93.50000 to 59.20000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (Texas) Micula prinsii (211326 225659 225660 225661 225662 225663 225668)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Late/Upper Turonian99.6 - 89.3Tanzania (Lindi) Micula staurophora (179874)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3Canada (Alberta) Micula staurophora (71252)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6France (Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes) Micula cubiformis, Micula decussata (178473)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Belgium Micula staurophora (118459)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Turkey (Mugla) Micula staurophora (162815)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Paleocene83.5 - 61.7Turkey (Aydin) Micula staurophora (162810)
Late/Upper Campanian - Late/Upper Paleocene83.5 - 55.8Turkey (Aydin) Micula staurophora (162808)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Micula staurophora, Micula concava (232047 232048 232049)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Micula prinsii, Micula murus (205793)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Neuquén) Micula decussata (232654 232657 232660)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Micula staurophora, Micula prinsii, Micula murus, Micula cubiformis, Micula concava (231295)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Micula prinsii (205803)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Tanzania (Lindi) Micula spp. (179310)