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Helvetocapsa matsuokai

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Williriedellidae

Taxonomy
Tricolocapsa matsuokai was named by Sashida (1999). It is not extant. Its type locality is Baa, Rotti Island, Indonesia, Sample RT-1, which is in a Bajocian/Bathonian basinal (siliciclastic) shale in the Wai Luli Formation of Indonesia. It is the type species of Helvetocapsa.

It was recombined as Helvetocapsa matsuokai by O'Dogherty et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Tricolocapsa matsuokai Sashida
2006Helvetocapsa matsuokai O'Dogherty et al.

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyWilliriedellidaeDumitrica 1970
genusHelvetocapsa
speciesmatsuokai(Sashida 1999)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Helvetocapsa matsuokai Sashida 1999
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicap
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: passively mobilep
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: omnivorep
Created: 2005-01-28 01:13:47
Modified: 2005-01-28 03:13:47
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 1999

Age range: base of the Middle Bathonian to the top of the Early/Lower Oxfordian or 167.70000 to 155.70000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bajocian - Early/Lower Bathonian170.3 - 164.7Indonesia Tricolocapsa matsuokai (type locality: 47514)
Middle Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Switzerland Helvetocapsa matsuokai (66939 66940)
Late/Upper Callovian - Early/Lower Oxfordian164.7 - 155.7Germany (Bavaria) Tricolocapsa matsuokai (66991 66999)