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Assipetra infracretacea

Coccolithophyceae - Braarudosphaerales - Polycyclolithaceae

Taxonomy
Micula infracretacea was named by Thierstein (1973) [misidentification]. It is not extant.

It was recombined as Assipetra infracretacea by Roth (1973) and Bown (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Assipetra infracretacea Roth
1973Micula infracretacea Thierstein
1998Assipetra infracretacea Bown

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

†Assipetra infracretacea Thierstein 1973
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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