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Rucinolithus

Coccolithophyceae - Braarudosphaerales - Polycyclolithaceae

Taxonomy
Rucinolithus was named by Stover (1966). Its type is Rucinolithus hayi.

It was assigned to Polycyclolithaceae by Bown and Young (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Rucinolithus Stover
1997Rucinolithus Bown and Young

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
orderBraarudosphaerales
familyPolycyclolithaceaeForchheimer 1972
genusRucinolithusStover 1966

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. †Rucinolithus Stover 1966
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Rucinolithus magnus Bukry 1975
Rucinolithus windleyae Rutledge and Bown 1996
Rucinolithus wisei Thierstein 1971
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: base of the Berriasian to the top of the Valanginian or 145.00000 to 132.90000 Ma

Collections (49 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Spain R. wisei (64956 64957 64958 64959 64960 64962 64963 64964 64965 64966 64967 64968 64969 64971 64972 64973 64974 64975 64976 64977 64978 64979 64980 64985 64986 64988 64990 64999 65004 65290 65291 65292 65293 65312 65315 65316 65317 65321)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Spain R. wisei (65012 65013 65014 65015 65016 65017 65018 65296 65297 65328 65329)