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Gorkaea

Coccolithophyceae - Eiffellithales - Chiastozygaceae

Taxonomy
Gorkaea was named by Varol and Girgis (1994). Its type is Zygodiscus pseudanthophorus.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Gorkaea Varol and Girgis
1997Gorkaea Bown and Young

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
orderEiffellithalesRood et al. 1971
familyChiastozygaceaeRood et al. 1973
genusGorkaeaVarol and Girgis 1994

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. †Gorkaea Varol and Girgis 1994
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†Gorkaea obliqueclausus Varol 1991
†Gorkaea operio Varol and Girgis 1984
†Gorkaea pseudanthophorus Bramlette and Martini 1964
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