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Rhombolithion

Coccolithophyceae - Stephanolithiales - Stephanolithiaceae

Taxonomy
Rhombolithion was named by Black (1973). Its type is Zygolithus rhombicum.

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

Species
R. rhombicum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Rhombolithion Black
1997Rhombolithion Bown and Young

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
orderStephanolithiales
familyStephanolithiaceaeBlack 1968
genusRhombolithionBlack 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. †Rhombolithion Black 1973
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†Rhombolithion rhombicum Stradner and Adamiker 1966
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