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Discoasteridae

Discoasteridae

Taxonomy
Discoasteridae is a family. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Haptophyta by Andrews (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Discoasteridae Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
RankNameAuthor
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
familyDiscoasteridae
familyDiscoasteridae

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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G. †Agalmatoaster Klumpp 1953
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G. †Trochoaster Klumpp 1953
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†Trochoaster simplex Klumpp 1953
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available