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Lophodolithus

Coccolithophyceae - Zygodiscales - Zygodiscaceae

Taxonomy
Lophodolithus was named by Deflandre and Fert (1954) [homonym with a plant]. It is not extant. Its type is Lophodolithus mochlophorus.

It was assigned to Zygodiscaceae by Deflandre and Fert (1954); and to Plantae by Andrews (1970).

Species
L. mochlophorus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Lophodolithus Deflandre and Fert
1970Lophodolithus Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
orderZygodiscales
familyZygodiscaceae
genusLophodolithus

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. †Lophodolithus Deflandre and Fert 1954
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Lophodolithus mochlophorus Deflandre 1954
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available