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Watznaueria britannica

Coccolithophyceae - Watznaueriales - Watznaueriaceae

Taxonomy
Coccolithus britannica was named by Stradner (1963) [misidentification].

It was recombined as Watznaueria britannica by Reinhardt (1964) and Bown (1998).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Coccolithus britannica Stradner
1964Watznaueria britannica Reinhardt
1998Watznaueria britannica Bown

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderWatznauerialesBown 1987
familyWatznaueriaceae
genusWatznaueriaReinhardt 1964
speciesbritannica(Stradner 1963)

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.

Watznaueria britannica Stradner 1963
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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 Bajocian to the top of the Middle Turonian or 170.30000 to 89.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Spain Watznaueria britannica (214379)
Early/Lower Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Germany Watznaueria britannica (50181)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3Austria (Salzkammergut) Watznaueria britannica (142308)