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Eprolithus floralis

Coccolithophyceae - Braarudosphaerales - Polycyclolithaceae

Taxonomy
Lithastrinus floralis was named by Stradner (1962) [taxonomic refinement]. It is the type species of Eprolithus.

It was recombined as Eprolithus floralis by Stover (1966) and Bown (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Lithastrinus floralis Stradner
1966Eprolithus floralis Stover
1998Eprolithus floralis Bown

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RankNameAuthor
Eukaryota()
Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderBraarudosphaerales
familyPolycyclolithaceaeForchheimer 1972
genusEprolithusStover 1966
speciesfloralis(Stradner 1962)

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.

Eprolithus floralis Stradner 1962
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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: base of the Middle Cenomanian to the top of the Middle Turonian or 99.60000 to 89.30000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian - Cenomanian113.0 - 93.9South Atlantic Lithastrinus floralis (209782)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Canada (Alberta) Lithastrinus floralis (71255 71256)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3Canada (Alberta) Lithastrinus floralis (71250 71252 71353)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Kansas) Eprolithus floralis (132610)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3Austria (Salzkammergut) Eprolithus floralis (142308)