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Microrhabdulaceae
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Microrhabdulaceae | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Microrhabdulaceae | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | doubtful | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Microrhabdulaceae | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Lithraphidites genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 14 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Microrhabdulinus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Microrhabdulus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Pseudolithraphidites genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pseudomicula genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1963 | Microrhabdulaceae Deflandre |
| 1997 | Microrhabdulaceae Bown and Young |
References
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!
