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Cavaspongia contracta

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Cavaspongiidae

Taxonomy

No taxonomic data are available

Sister species
C. antelopensis
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. californiaensis, C. californiensis, C. cilindrica, C. euganea, C. helice, C. sphaerica, C. tavrica, C. tricornis

Synonymy list
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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyCavaspongiidaePessagno 1973
genusCavaspongiaPessagno 1973
speciescontracta

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Middle Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy Cavaspongia contracta (78741 78742)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy Cavaspongia contracta (77110 77284 77292 77299)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy Cavaspongia contracta (77290)