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Micula prinsii

Coccolithophyceae - Braarudosphaerales - Polycyclolithaceae

Taxonomy
Micula prinsii was named by Perch-Nielsen (1979). It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Micula prinsii Perch-Nielsen
1998Micula prinsii Bown

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderBraarudosphaerales
familyPolycyclolithaceaeForchheimer 1972
genusMicula
speciesprinsiiPerch-Nielsen 1979

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.

†Micula prinsii Perch-Nielsen 1979
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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

Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (Texas) Micula prinsii (211326 225659 225660 225661 225662 225663 225668)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Micula prinsii (205793)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Micula prinsii (231295)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Micula prinsii (205803)