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Prymnesiophycidae

Coccolithophyceae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Prymnesiophycidae Cavalier-Smith
1997Prymnesiophycidae Young and Bown

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

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.

Subcl. †Prymnesiophycidae Cavalier-Smith 1986
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Fm. †Braarudosphaeraceae Deflandre 1947
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G. †Braarudosphaera Deflandre 1947
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†Braarudosphaera africana Stradner 1961
†Braarudosphaera bigelowii Gran and Braarud 1935
†Braarudosphaera turbinea Stradner 1963
G. †Bukryaster Prins 1971
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†Bukryaster hayi Bukry 1969
G. †Micrantholithus Deflandre 1954
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†Micrantholithus altus Bybell and Gartner 1972
†Micrantholithus brevis Jakubowski 1986
†Micrantholithus flos Deflandre 1950
†Micrantholithus hoschulzii Reinhardt 1966
†Micrantholithus obtusus Stradner 1963
†Micrantholithus speetonensis Perch-Nielsen 1979
G. †Pentaster Bybell and Gartner 1972
G. Quinquerhabdus Bukry and Bramlette 1969
G. †Trapezopentus Wind and Cepek 1979
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†Trapezopentus sarmatus Wind and Cepek 1979
G. †Centosphaera Wind and Wise 1977
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†Centosphaera barbata Wind and Wise 1977
G. †Ceratolithina Martini 1967
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†Ceratolithina bicornuta Perch-Nielsen 1988
†Ceratolithina copis Burnett 1997
†Ceratolithina cruxii Perch-Nielsen 1988
†Ceratolithina duplex Burnett 1997
†Ceratolithina hamata Martini 1967
G. †Ceratolithoides Bramlette and Martini 1964
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†Ceratolithoides aculeus Stradner 1961
†Ceratolithoides amplector Burnett 1997
†Ceratolithoides arcuatus Prins and Sissingh 1977
†Ceratolithoides indiensis Burnett 1997
†Ceratolithoides kamptneri Bramlette and Martini 1964
†Ceratolithoides pricei Burnett 1997
†Ceratolithoides prominens Burnett 1997
†Ceratolithoides ultimus Burnett 1997
†Ceratolithoides verbeekii Perch-Nielsen 1979
G. †Chiphragmalithus Bramlette and Sullivan 1894
G. †Coccolithites Kamptner 1955
G. †Coccolithus Schwartz 1959
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†Coccolithus bidens Bramlette and Sullivan 1961
†Coccolithus consuetus Bramlette and Sullivan 1961
†Coccolithus eminens Bramlette and Sullivan 1961
†Coccolithus expansus Bramlette and Sullivan 1961
†Coccolithus formosus Kamptner 1963
†Coccolithus grandis Bramlette and Riedel 1954
†Coccolithus occultatus Locker 1967
Coccolithus pelagicus Wallich 1877
†Coccolithus solitus Bramlette and Sullivan 1961
†Coccolithus staurion Bramlette and Sullivan 1961
Invalid names: Coccolithophora Lohmann 1902 [synonym], Cyclococcolithus Kamptner 1954 [synonym], Cyclolithus Kamptner 1948 [synonym], Tremalithus Kamptner 1948 ex Piviteau 1952 1952 [synonym]
G. †Cricolithus Kamptner 1963
G. †Cruciplacolithus Hay and Mohler 1927
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†Cruciplacolithus primus Perch-Nielsen 1977
†Cruciplacolithus staurion Bramlette and Sullivan 1961
†Cruciplacolithus tenuis Stradner 1961
G. †Discoaster Tan 1902
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†Discoaster adamanteus Bramlette and Wilcoxon 1967
†Discoaster bellus Bukry and Percival 1971
†Discoaster brouweri Tan Sin Hok 1927
†Discoaster deflandrei Bramlette and Riedel 1954
†Discoaster quinqueramus Gartner 1969
†Discoaster surculus Martini and Bramlette 1963
†Discoaster variabilis Martini and Bramlette 1963
Fm. †Eoconusphaeraceae Kristan-Tollman 1988
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G. †Calcivascularis Wiegand 1984
G. †Conusphaera Trejo 1969
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†Conusphaera mexicana Trejo 1969
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†Conusphaera mexicana minor Bralower 1989
†Conusphaera rothii Thierstein 1971
†Conusphaera sinespina de Kaenel and Bergen 1996
Invalid names: Cretaturbella Thierstein 1971 [synonym]
G. †Eoconusphaera Jafar 1983
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†Eoconusphaera zlambachensis Moshkovitz 1982
G. †Haqius Roth 1978
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†Haqius circumradiatus Stover 1966
†Haqius ellipticus Grün 1975
†Haqius peltatus Bown 2005
G. †Kokia Perch-Nielsen 1988
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†Kokia borealis Perch-Nielsen 1988
†Kokia curvata Perch-Nielsen 1988
†Kokia stellata Bown 2005
G. †Liliasterites Stradner and Steinmetz 1984
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†Liliasterites angularis Svábenicka and Stradner 1984
G. †Markalius Bramlette and Martini 1964
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†Markalius apertus Perch-Nielsen 1979
†Markalius inversus Deflandre 1954
G. †Marthasterites Deflandre 1959
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†Marthasterites bramlettei Deflandre 1959
†Marthasterites crassus Deflandre 1959
†Marthasterites furcatus Deflandre 1954
†Marthasterites inconspicuus Deflandre 1959
†Marthasterites simplex Bukry 1969
Fm. †Microrhabdulaceae Deflandre 1963
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G. †Lithraphidites Deflandre 1963
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†Lithraphidites acutus Verbeek and Manivit 1977
†Lithraphidites alatus Thierstein 1972
†Lithraphidites bollii Thierstein 1971
†Lithraphidites carniolensis Deflandre 1963
†Lithraphidites kennethii Perch-Nielsen 1986
†Lithraphidites morayfirthensis Jakubowski 1986
†Lithraphidites quadratus Bramlette and Martini 1964
G. †Microrhabdulinus Deflandre 1963
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†Microrhabdulinus ambiguus Deflandre 1963
G. †Microrhabduloidus Deflandre 1963
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G. †Microrhabdulus Deflandre 1959
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†Microrhabdulus attenuatus Deflandre 1959
†Microrhabdulus belgicus Hay and Towe 1963
†Microrhabdulus decoratus Deflandre 1959
†Microrhabdulus helicoideus Deflandre 1959
†Microrhabdulus nodosus Stradner 1963
†Microrhabdulus stradneri Bramlette and Martini 1964
†Microrhabdulus undosus Perch-Nielsen 1973
G. †Pseudomicula Perch-Nielsen 1978
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†Pseudomicula quadrata Perch-Nielsen 1978
Fm. †Nannoconaceae Deflandre 1959
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G. †Faviconus Bralower 1989
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†Faviconus multicolumnatus Bralower 1989
G. †Nannoconus Kamptner 1931
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†Nannoconus abundans Stradner and Grün 1973
†Nannoconus borealis Perch-Nielsen 1979
†Nannoconus bucheri Brönnimann 1955
†Nannoconus circularis Deres and Achéritéguy 1980
†Nannoconus compressus Bralower and Thierstein 1989
†Nannoconus cornuta Deres and Achéritéguy 1980
†Nannoconus dauvillieri Deflandre and Deflandre 1959
†Nannoconus dislocatus Perch-Nielsen 1988
†Nannoconus elongatus Brönnimann 1955
†Nannoconus farinacciae Bukry 1969
†Nannoconus inornatus Rutledge and Bown 1996
†Nannoconus kamptneri Brönnimann 1955
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†Nannoconus kamptneri kamptneri Brönnimann 1955
†Nannoconus kamptneri minor Bralower 1989
†Nannoconus ligius Applegate and Bergen 1988
†Nannoconus minutus Brönnimann 1955
†Nannoconus multicadus Deflandre and Deflandre 1959
†Nannoconus oviformis Perch-Nielsen 1988
†Nannoconus pseudoseptentrionalis Rutledge and Bown 1996
†Nannoconus quadriangulus Deflandre and Deflandre 1967
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†Nannoconus quadriangulus quadriangulus Deflandre and Deflandre 1967
†Nannoconus quadriangulus apertus Deflandre and Deflandre 1967
†Nannoconus quadricanalis Bown and Concheyro 2004
†Nannoconus regularis Deres and Achéritéguy 1980
†Nannoconus steinmannii Kamptner 1931
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†Nannoconus steinmannii minor Deres and Achéritéguy 1980
†Nannoconus truittii Brönnimann 1955
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†Nannoconus truittii frequens Brönnimann 1955
†Nannoconus truittii truittii Deres and Achéritéguy 1980
†Nannoconus truittii rectangularis Deres and Achéritéguy 1980
†Nannoconus vocontiensis Deres and Achéritéguy 1980
†Nannoconus wassallii Brönnimann 1955
G. †Neochiastozygus Perch-Nielsen 1967
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†Neochiastozygus chiastus Perch-Nielsen 1971
†Neochiastozygus concinnus Perch-Nielsen 1971
G. †Orthogonoides Wiegand 1984
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†Orthogonoides hamiltoniae Wiegand 1984
G. †Pontosphaera Lohmann 1961
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†Pontosphaera exilis Bramlette and Sullivan 1961
†Pontosphaera obliquipons Romein 1979
†Pontosphaera pulchra Romein 1979
Invalid names: Discolithina Loeblich and Tappan 1963 [synonym], Discolithus Huxley 1868 [synonym]
G. †Prinsiosphaera Jafar 1983
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G. †Prolatipatella Gartner 1968
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G. †Repagulum Forchheimer 1972
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†Repagulum parvidentatum Deflandre and Fert 1954
G. †Rhabdolithus Kamptner ex Deflandre in Grassé 1952 1952
Fm. †Schizosphaerellaceae Deflandre 1959
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G. †Schizosphaerella Deflandre and Dangeard 1938
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†Schizosphaerella punctulata Deflandre and Dangeard 1938
G. †Tortolithus Crux 1982
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†Tortolithus furlongii Bukry 1969
†Tortolithus hallii Bukry 1969
†Tortolithus pagei Bukry 1969
†Tortolithus polygonatus Görka 1963
G. †Triquetrorhabdulus Martini 1965
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†Triquetrorhabdulus shetlandensis Perch-Nielsen 1988
G. †Watkinsia Covington 1994
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†Watkinsia pedalion Covington 1994
G. †Zygolithus Kampter ex Matthes 1956 1956
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†Zygolithus bijugatus Deflandre and Fert 1954
†Zygolithus dubius Deflandre and Fert 1954
G. †Zygrhablithus Deflandre 1971
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†Zygrhablithus bijugatus Deflandre and Fert 1954
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available