Sphenolithus G. Deflandre 1952

Sphenolithus is a genus of Haptophyta. They are passively mobile organisms.

URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/passivelyMobile
Definition: Organisms that are mobile but do not move actively, e.g., floating organisms and epibionts on living mobile organisms.
Attribution: http://paleodb.org/public/tips/ecology_tips.html

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EOL has data for 19 attributes, including:

cellularity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001992
- Definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting cells. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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unicellular
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001994
- Definition: consisting of exactly one cell
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ecomorphological guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/EcomorphologicalGuild
- Definition: organisms that share certain morphological traits due to adaptation to similar environments and ecological roles
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algae
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q37868
- Definition: polyphyletic group of photosynthetic nonvascular organisms
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first appearance
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/FossilFirst
- Definition: The first appearance of this taxon in the fossil record.
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selandian age
- URI: http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/Selandian
- Attribution: International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale
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geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Aruba
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/3577279
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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marine
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000447
- Definition: An aquatic biome that comprises systems of open-ocean and unprotected coastal habitats, characterized by exposure to wave action, tidal fluctuation, and ocean currents as well as systems that largely resemble these. Water in the marine biome is generally within the salinity range of seawater: 30 to 38 ppt.
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number of fossil occurrences
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/fossilOccPBDB
- Definition: The number of fossil occurrences in the Paleobiology Database (https://paleobiodb.org) that are identified as belonging to a particular taxon or any of its subtaxa.
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65
water depth
- URI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimDepth
- Definition: The depth of seawater at a location where this organism has been observed or collected.
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29 m

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Sphenolithus G. Deflandre 1952. View this species on GBIF

Sphenolithus includes 1 child:

Sphenolithus elongatus E. Martini