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Agglutinations


Classification: ntax_main -> other groups -> Agglutinations
Sister taxa: Haptophytes, Parmales, Silicoflagellates, Miscellaneous scale-bearing groups, Testate amoebae, Chrysophyte cysts, Dinophytes, Diatoms, Zooplankton groups, Ascidian spicules, C. and crud, Palaeozoic nannofossils, A. Agglutinations

Daughter taxa (time control age-window is: 0-800Ma)
Xenospheres
Apparent coccospheres with anomalous features indicating at least some of the coccoliths have been agglutinated
Tintinnids agglutinating coccoliths

Forams agglutinating coccoliths

Taxonomy:

Citation: Agglutinations
Taxonomic rank: informal group of sub-spp
Taxonomic discussion: This page brings together caseswhere coccoliths are used by other organisms to construct tests.

Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (other groups): Other nannoplankton and microplankton groups
This taxon: Other organisms which systematically include coccoliths in their tests

Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: Agglutinations [no catalog entry yet]

Search data:
Lith size: 0->0µm;
The morphological data given here can be used on the advanced search page. See also these notes

Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): Extant. Data source:
First occurrence (base): within Jurassic Period (143.10-201.36Ma, base in Hettangian stage). Data source:

Plot of occurrence data:

References:

Missing or ambiguous references: ;


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Agglutinations compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 11-7-2025

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