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Assipetra

Coccolithophyceae - Braarudosphaerales - Polycyclolithaceae

Taxonomy
Assipetra was named by Roth (1973).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Assipetra Roth
1997Assipetra Bown and Young

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
orderBraarudosphaerales
familyPolycyclolithaceaeForchheimer 1972
genusAssipetraRoth 1973

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. †Assipetra Roth 1973
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†Assipetra infracretacea Thierstein 1973
†Assipetra terebrodentarius Applegate and Bralower 1987
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†Assipetra terebrodentarius youngii Tremolada and Erba 2002
†Assipetra terebrodentarius terebrodentarius Applegate and Bralower 1987
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: Early/Lower Hauterivian or 136.40000 to 130.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Germany A. infracretaceae (50181)