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Watznaueria fossacincta

Coccolithophyceae - Watznaueriales - Watznaueriaceae

Taxonomy
Ellipsagelosphaera fossacincta was named by Black (1971) [JS].

It was recombined as Watznaueria fossacincta by Bown (1989) and Bown (1998).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
W. contracta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Ellipsagelosphaera fossacincta Black
1989Watznaueria fossacincta Bown
1998Watznaueria fossacincta Bown

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderWatznauerialesBown 1987
familyWatznaueriaceae
genusWatznaueriaReinhardt 1964
speciesfossacincta(Black 1971)

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.

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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 Late/Upper Kimmeridgian to the top of the Early/Lower Hauterivian or 155.70000 to 130.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Ellipsagelosphaera fossacincta (154138)
Early/Lower Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Germany Watznaueria fossacincta (50181)