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Staurolithites crux

Coccolithophyceae - Eiffellithales - Chiastozygaceae

Taxonomy
Discolithus crux was named by Deflandre and Fert (1954).

It was recombined as Staurolithites crux by Caratini (1963), Bown (1998) and Estebenet et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Discolithus crux Deflandre and Fert
1963Staurolithites crux Caratini
1998Staurolithites crux Bown
2020Staurolithites crux Estebenet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderEiffellithalesRood et al. 1971
familyChiastozygaceaeRood et al. 1973
genusStaurolithitesCaratini 1963
speciescrux(Deflandre and Fert 1954)

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.

Staurolithites crux Deflandre and Fert 1954
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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 Early/Lower Hauterivian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 136.40000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Germany Staurolithites crux (50181)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Staurolithites crux (232048)