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Rhomboasteraceae

Coccolithophyceae - Rhomboasteraceae

Taxonomy
Rhomboasteraceae was named by Bown (2005).

It was assigned to Coccolithophyceae by Bown (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Rhomboasteraceae Bown

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

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. †Rhomboasteraceae Bown 2005
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G. †Rhomboaster Bramlette and Sullivan 1961
G. †Tribrachiatus Shamrai 1963
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