Gephyrocapsa oceanica

Gephyrocapsa oceanica
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Phylum: Haptista
Subphylum: Haptophytina
Class: Coccolithophyceae
Order: Isochrysidales
Family: Noelaerhabdaceae
Genus: Gephyrocapsa
Species:
G. oceanica
Binomial name
Gephyrocapsa oceanica
Kamptner, 1943
Synonyms
  • Coccolithus oceanicus (Kamptner) Kamptner, 1955
  • Coccolithus doronicoides M.Black & B.Barnes, 1961
  • Crenalithus doronicoides (M.Black & B.Barnes) P.H.Roth, 1973

Gephyrocapsa oceanica is a species of coccolithophorid. It is the type species of the genus Gephyrocapsa. The species is an important Pleistocene biostratigraphic marker.

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