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Polycostella

Coccolithophyceae - Braarudosphaerales - Polycyclolithaceae

Taxonomy
Polycostella was named by Thierstein (1971). Its type is Polycostella senaria.

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

Species
P. beckmanii, P. senaria (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Polycostella Thierstein
1997Polycostella Bown and Young

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
orderBraarudosphaerales
familyPolycyclolithaceaeForchheimer 1972
genusPolycostellaThierstein 1971

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. †Polycostella Thierstein 1971
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†Polycostella beckmanii Thierstein 1971
†Polycostella senaria 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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available