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Spongaster tetras

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Spongodiscidae

Taxonomy
Spongaster tetras was named by Ehrenberg (1860). It is extant. It is the type species of Spongaster.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Spongaster tetras Ehrenberg
2009Spongaster tetras Suzuki
2014Spongaster tetras Matsuzaki and Suzuki

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familySpongodiscidaeHaeckel 1862
genusSpongasterEhrenberg 1860
speciestetrasEhrenberg 1860

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.

Spongaster tetras Ehrenberg 1860
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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: Zanclean or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Ecuador Spongaster tetras (90838 90839)