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Rhagodiscus
Source Data |
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Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Eiffellithales : Rhagodiscaceae : Rhagodiscus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Eiffellithales : Rhagodiscaceae : Rhagodiscus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Rhagodiscus Reinhardt, 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Neues Jb. Geol. Palaont. Mh. 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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Chiastozygus cepekii species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Discolithus asper species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Mitosia infinitus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Parhabdolithus achlyostaurion species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Rhabdolithus angustus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Rhabdolithus splendens species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Rhagodiscus adinfinitus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Rhagodiscus amplus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Rhagodiscus dekaenelii species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Rhagodiscus gallagheri species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Rhagodiscus hamptonii species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Rhagodiscus indistinctus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Rhagodiscus nebulosus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Rhagodiscus plebeius species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Rhagodiscus pseudoangustus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Rhagodiscus reniformis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Rhagodiscus robustus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Rhagodiscus sageri species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Rhagdodiscus | GBIF | genus | Chromista : Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Eiffellithales : Rhagodiscaceae : Rhagdodiscus |
Viminites M.Black, 1975 | GBIF | genus | Chromista : Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Eiffellithales : Rhagodiscaceae : Viminites |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1967 | Rhagodiscus Reinhardt |
1971 | Mitosia Worsley |
1997 | Rhagodiscus 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!