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Tranolithus orionatus

Coccolithophyceae - Eiffellithales - Chiastozygaceae

Taxonomy
Discolithus orionatus was named by Reinhardt (1966). It is the type species of Tranolithus.

It was recombined as Tranolithus orionatus by Reinhardt (1966) and Bown (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Discolithus orionatus Reinhardt
1966Tranolithus orionatus Reinhardt
1998Tranolithus orionatus Bown

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderEiffellithalesRood et al. 1971
familyChiastozygaceaeRood et al. 1973
genusTranolithusStover 1966
speciesorionatus(Reinhardt 1966)

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.

†Tranolithus orionatus Reinhardt 1966
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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 Campanian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 83.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Romania Tranolithus orionatus (155181)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Tranolithus orionatus (205803)