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Plicaforacapsa

Polycystinea - Nassellaria - Sethocapsidae

Taxonomy
Plicaforacapsa was named by O'Dogherty et al. (2006) [Type species: Stylocapsa catenarum; A. Matsuoka, 1982b. Middle and Late Jurassic radiolarian biostratigraphy in the Sakawa and the Niyodo areas, Kochi Prefecture, southwest Japan. News of Osaka Micropaleontologists, special Volume, 5: 237-253.]. Its type is Stylocapsa catenarum.

It was assigned to Sethocapsidae by O'Dogherty et al. (2006).

Entered
by T. Schossleitner (authorized by W. Kiessling) on 2006-10-30; modified by W. Kiessling on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Plicaforacapsa O'Dogherty et al. p. 443

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
superphylumRetariaCavalier-Smith 1999
phylumRadiozoa
superclassPolycystinia
RankNameAuthor
classPolycystinea
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
familySethocapsidaeHaeckel 1881
genusPlicaforacapsa

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.

G. †Plicaforacapsa O'Dogherty et al. 2006
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Plicaforacapsa catenarum Matsuoka 1982
Plicaforacapsa elegans Matsuoka 1991
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. O'Dogherty et al. 2006Test elongated fusiform, composed of two or more segments. Outer surface of shell with longitudinal plicae bearing one row of small circular pores. Cephalis small, hemispherical, last segment inflated with a constricted aperture at the base.