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Receptaculites neptuni

Chlorophyceae - Receptaculitidae

Taxonomy
Receptaculites neptuni was named by Defrance (1827). It is not extant. It is the type species of Receptaculites.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1827Receptaculites neptuni Defrance

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
phylumChlorophytaReichenbach 1834
RankNameAuthor
classChlorophyceaeKützing 1843
familyReceptaculitidaeEichwald 1860
genusReceptaculitesDefrance 1827
speciesneptuniDefrance 1827

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.

Receptaculites neptuni Defrance 1827
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: "photoautotroph"f
Created: 2007-09-18 05:42:27
Modified: 2008-03-03 08:49:15
Source: f = family
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
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