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Lithomelissa heros

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Plagoniidae

Taxonomy

No taxonomic data are available

Sister species
L. microptera, L. monoceras, L. tartari
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. aitai, L. gelasinus, L. hoplites, L. panus, L. ehrenbergi, L. sakaii, L. setosa, L. sphaerocephalis, L. stigi, L. tricorns

Synonymy list
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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyPlagoniidaeHaeckel 1881
genusLithomelissaEhrenberg 1847
speciesheros

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: base of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Danian or 72.20000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Czechia Lithomelissa heros (67451)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0New Zealand (Marlborough) Lithomelissa heros (95844 95845 95846 95848 95849 95884 95885 95886 95888)
Danian66.0 - 61.66New Zealand (Marlborough) Lithomelissa heros (95850 95866 95872 95875 95877 95878 95879 95891 95892 95893 95894 95902 95903 95904 95905)