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Biscutum

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	3201777	https://www.gbif.org/species/3201777
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	87829	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=87829

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Chromista : Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Podorhabdales : Biscutaceae : Biscutum

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Podorhabdales : Biscutaceae : Biscutum

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Chromalveolata
phylum	Haptophyta	Hibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
class	Prymnesiophyceae	Hibberd 1976
order	Podorhabdales	Rood et al. 1971
family	Biscutaceae	Black 1971
genus	Biscutum	M.Black 1959

Scientific Name

Biscutum M.Black, 1959

Name Published In

Geol. Mag. 96

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Biscutum	genus	belongs to Biscutaceae	stated without evidence	Bown and Young, 1997

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

191 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic

Environment

oceanic,oligotrophic,marine,brackish (based on Haptophyta)

Motility

passively mobile (based on Haptophyta)

Diet

photoautotroph (based on Haptophyta)

Taphonomy

low Mg calcite (based on Haptophyta)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

P. R. Bown and J. R. Young. 1997. Mesozoic calcareous nannoplankton classification. Journal of Nannoplankton Research. 19:21-36

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Axopodorhabdus depravatus species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	2	180 Ma Early Jurassic	180 Ma Early Jurassic
Biscutum arrogans species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Biscutum boletum species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Biscutum coronum species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Biscutum dekaenelii species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Biscutum dissimilis species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Biscutum erismatum species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Biscutum finchii species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Biscutum grande species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	24	191 Ma Early Jurassic	183 Ma Early Jurassic
Biscutum harrisonii species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Biscutum intermedium species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	3	183 Ma Early Jurassic	180 Ma Early Jurassic
Biscutum magnum species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Biscutum notaculum species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Biscutum planum species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Biscutum thurowii species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Biscutum zulloi species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Discolithus constans species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	7	136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Palaeopontosphaera dorsetensis species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Palaeopontosphaera dubium species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	67	191 Ma Early Jurassic	180 Ma Early Jurassic
Palaeopontosphaera novum species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Seribiscutum gaultensis species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Tremalithus ellipticum species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Tremalithus melaniae species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Watznaueria virginica species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Paleopontosphaera D.Noël, 1965	GBIF	genus	Chromista : Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Podorhabdales : Biscutaceae : *Paleopontosphaera*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1959	Biscutum Black
1965	Palaeopontosphaera Noël
1997	Biscutum Bown and Young

References

Bown P. R., Young J. R. (1997) Mesozoic calcareous nannoplankton classification., Journal of Nannoplankton Research. 19, 21-36

CoL2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature]. Web publication, available at http://botany.si.edu/ing/ (accessed August 2007). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Geol. Mag. 96 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus (authority adjusted) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000: Brands, S. J. (compiler) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2019). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. - via World Register of Marine Species

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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