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Rhagodiscaceae

Coccolithophyceae - Eiffellithales - Rhagodiscaceae

Taxonomy
Rhagodiscaceae was named by Hay (1977).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Rhagodiscaceae Hay
1997Rhagodiscaceae Bown and Young

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
orderEiffellithalesRood et al. 1971
familyRhagodiscaceaeHay 1977
familyRhagodiscaceaeHay 1977

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.

Fm. †Rhagodiscaceae Hay 1977
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G. †Calcicalathina Thierstein 1971
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†Calcicalathina alta Perch-Nielsen 1979
†Calcicalathina oblongata Worsley 1971
G. †Percivalia Bukry 1969
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†Percivalia arata de Kaenel and Bergen 1996
†Percivalia fenestrata Worsley 1971
†Percivalia imperfossa Black 1971
†Percivalia pontilitha Bukry 1969
†Percivalia porosa Bukry 1969
G. †Rhagodiscus Reinhardt 1967
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†Rhagodiscus amplus Bown 2005
†Rhagodiscus angustus Stradner 1963
†Rhagodiscus asper Stradner 1963
†Rhagodiscus cepekii Crux 1987
†Rhagodiscus dekaenelii Bergen 1994
†Rhagodiscus gallagheri Rutledge and Bown 1996
†Rhagodiscus indistinctus Burnett 1998
†Rhagodiscus infinitus Worsley et al. 1971
†Rhagodiscus nebulosus Bralower 1989
†Rhagodiscus plebeius Perch-Nielsen 1968
†Rhagodiscus reniformis Perch-Nielsen 1973
†Rhagodiscus robustus Bown 2005
†Rhagodiscus sageri Bown 2005
†Rhagodiscus splendens Deflandre 1953
Invalid names: Mitosia Worsley 1971 [synonym]
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 Berriasian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 145.00000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (63 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Spain Calcicalathina praeoblongata (64969 64972 64973 65294 65316 65317) Calcicalathina praeoblongata, Percivalia fenestrata (64975 64976 64982 64985 64999 65291 65292 65293 65319 65321) Percivalia fenestrata (64971 64974 64979 64980 64986 64988 64990 65295) Percivalia nebulosa (64955 64956 64958 64959 64961 64964 64968 64970) Percivalia nebulosa, Calcicalathina praeoblongata (64957 64960 64962 64965 65004 65312 65313) Percivalia nebulosa, Calcicalathina praeoblongata, Percivalia fenestrata (64966 64978 65290 65314 65315) Percivalia nebulosa, Percivalia fenestrata (64967)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Spain Calcicalathina praeoblongata (65324 65329 65332) Calcicalathina praeoblongata, Percivalia fenestrata (65013 65296 65297 65326 65328 65330) Percivalia fenestrata (65007 65012 65015 65016)
Early/Lower Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Germany Rhagodiscus sp., Rhagodiscus asper, Percivalia fenestrata (50181)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3Austria (Salzkammergut) Rhagodiscus angustus (142308)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6France (Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes) Rhagodiscus reniformis (178473)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Rhagodiscus splendens (232048)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Neuquén) Rhagodiscus angustus (232657)