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Micrantholithus

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4894426	https://www.gbif.org/species/4894426
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	87757	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=87757

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Chromista : Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Coccosphaerales : Braarudosphaeraceae : Micrantholithus

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Braarudosphaeraceae : Micrantholithus

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Chromalveolata
phylum	Haptophyta	Hibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
class	Prymnesiophyceae	Hibberd 1976
subclass	Prymnesiophycidae	Cavalier-Smith 1986
family	Braarudosphaeraceae	Deflandre 1947
genus	Micrantholithus	Deflandre

Scientific Name

Micrantholithus Deflandre

Name Published In

C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, 231,

Opinions (PBDB)

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

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

136 - 130 Ma
Early/Lower 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
Braarudosphaera hoschulzii species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Micrantholithus altus species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Micrantholithus bramlettei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Micrantholithus brevis species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Micrantholithus lateralis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Micrantholithus obtusus species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Micrantholithus ornatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Micrantholithus quasihoschulzii species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Micrantholithus speetonensis species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Micrantholithus vesper species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1954	Micrantholithus Deflandre
1997	Micrantholithus Bown and Young

References

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

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

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

SN2000 unverified - 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

C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, 231, - 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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