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Protoxiphotractus perplexus

Polycystinea - Spumellaria - Stylosphaeridae

Taxonomy

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Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. machinosus, P. ventosus, P. wilsoni
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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
superphylumRetariaCavalier-Smith 1999
phylumRadiozoa
superclassPolycystinia
RankNameAuthor
classPolycystinea
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyStylosphaeridaeHaeckel 1881
genusProtoxiphotractusPessagno 1973
speciesperplexus

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Diagnosis
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Measurements
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Age range: base of the Santonian to the top of the Danian or 85.70000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Japan (Hokkaido) Protoxiphotractus perplexus (96039 96041)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Japan (Hokkaido) Protoxiphotractus perplexus (96046)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Japan (Hokkaido) Protoxiphotractus perplexus (95789)
Danian66.0 - 61.66New Zealand (Marlborough) Protoxiphotractus perplexus (95897 95905)