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Micula (coccolithophore)

Coccolithophyceae - Braarudosphaerales - Polycyclolithaceae

Taxonomy
Micula was named by Vekshina (1959) [A homonym of rugosa coral Micula]. It is not extant. Its type is Micula decussata.

It was assigned to Polycyclolithaceae by Lees and Bown (2005).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Micula Vekshina
1960Nannotetraster Martini and Stradner
2005Micula Lees and Bown

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
orderBraarudosphaerales
familyPolycyclolithaceaeForchheimer 1972
genusMicula

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. †Micula Vekshina 1959 [coccolithophore]
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Micula adumbrata Burnett 1998
Micula clypeata Lees and Bown 2005
Micula concava Stradner 1960
Micula cubiformis Forchheimer 1972
Micula decussata Vekshina 1959 [coccolithophore]
Micula murus Martini 1961
Micula praemurus Bukry 1973
Micula premolisilvae Lees and Bown 2005
Micula prinsii Perch-Nielsen 1979
Micula staurophora Gardet 1955
Micula swastica Stradner and Steinmetz 1984
Invalid names: Nannotetraster Martini and Stradner 1960 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available