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Prymnesiophycidae
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| Rank | subclass (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Prymnesiophycidae | ||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 235 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (1.3%) | ||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 201 - 191 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Braarudosphaeraceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 75 | 136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Eoconusphaeraceae family | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Microrhabdulaceae family | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 15 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Nannoconaceae family | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Polycyclolithaceae family | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 106 | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | 48.6 Ma Eocene | |
| Schizosphaerellaceae family | listed (PBDB) | 13 | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Centosphaera genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Ceratolithina genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Ceratolithoides genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Chiphragmalithus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 48.6 Ma Eocene | |
| Coccolithites genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Coccolithus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 70 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Cricolithus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Cruciplacolithus genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Discoaster genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 120 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Haqius genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Kokia genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Laguncula genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Liliasterites genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Markalius genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Mathasterites genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Neochiastozygus genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 61.6 Ma Paleocene | 61.6 Ma Paleocene | |
| Orthogonoides genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 191 Ma Early Jurassic | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Pontosphaera genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 31 | 61.6 Ma Paleocene | 0.78 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Prinsiosphaera genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Prolatipatella genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Repagulum genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Rhabdolithus genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Tetralithus genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Tortolithus genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Triquetrorhabdulus genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Watkinsia genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Zygodiscus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 17 | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Zygolithus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
| Zygrhablithus genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1986 | Prymnesiophycidae Cavalier-Smith |
| 1997 | Prymnesiophycidae Young and Bown |
References
| Bown P. R., Young J. R. (1997) Mesozoic calcareous nannoplankton classification., Journal of Nannoplankton Research. 19, 21-36 |
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!
