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Plicaforacapsa catenarum

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Sethocapsidae

Taxonomy
Stylocapsa catenarum was named by Matsuoka (1982). It is not extant. It is the type species of Plicaforacapsa.

It was recombined as Plicaforacapsa catenarum by O'Dogherty et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Stylocapsa catenarum Matsuoka
2006Plicaforacapsa catenarum O'Dogherty et al.

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
familySethocapsidaeHaeckel 1881
genusPlicaforacapsa
speciescatenarum(Matsuoka 1982)

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.

Plicaforacapsa catenarum Matsuoka 1982
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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: base of the Late/Upper Bathonian to the top of the Callovian or 168.20000 to 161.50000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Switzerland Plicaforacapsa catenarum (66939 66940)
Middle Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Greece Stylocapsa catenarum (47844)
Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Callovian168.2 - 161.5Albania Stylocapsa catenarum (51346)
Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Callovian168.2 - 161.5Greece Stylocapsa catenarum (47843)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Italy Stylocapsa catenarum (47163)