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Pontosphaeraceae

Coccolithophyceae - Zygodiscales - Pontosphaeraceae

Taxonomy
Pontosphaeraceae was named by Lemmermann (1908). It is extant.

It was assigned to Zygodiscales by Silva (1980).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Pontosphaeraceae Lemmermann
1980Pontosphaeraceae Silva

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
orderZygodiscales
familyPontosphaeraceae
familyPontosphaeraceae

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.

Fm. Pontosphaeraceae Lemmermann 1908
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G. Calciopilleus Müller 1974
G. Scyphosphaera Lohmann 1902
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Gelasian or 38.00000 to 1.80600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Jordan Scyphosphaera sp. (32899)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy (Siena) Scyphosphaera sp. (45497)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Ireland Scyphosphaera sp., Scyphosphaera pulcherrima (152368)