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Hexasaturnalis hexagonus

Protozoa - Entactinaria - Saturnalidae

Taxonomy
Spongosaturnalis hexagonus was named by Yao (1972). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Mesosaturnalis hexagonus by Yao (1972) and Hori (1990); it was recombined as Acanthocircus hexagonus by Kido (1982); it was recombined as Hexasaturnalis hexagonus by Kozur and Mostler (1983) and Hori (2005).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. suboblongus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Mesosaturnalis hexagonus Yao
1982Acanthocircus hexagonus Kido
1983Hexasaturnalis hexagonus Kozur and Mostler
1990Mesosaturnalis hexagonus Hori
2005Hexasaturnalis hexagonus Hori figs. pl. 12, fig. 21; pl. 13, fig. 36

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderEntactinariaKozur and Mostler 1982
familySaturnalidaeDeflandre 1953
subfamilyHexasaturnalinaeKozur and Mostler 1983
genusHexasaturnalisKozur and Mostler 1983
specieshexagonus(Yao 1972)

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.

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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 Norian to the top of the Late/Upper Bajocian or 227.30000 to 168.20000 Ma

Collections (55 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 205.7Mexico Acanthocircus hexagonus (131142 131144 131147)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Mexico Acanthocircus hexagonus (131157 131164)
Pliensbachian - Early/Lower Toarcian192.9 - 182.9Japan Mesosaturnalis hexagonus (124895)
Toarcian - Aalenian184.2 - 170.9USA (California) Acanthocircus hexagonus (185336)
Middle Toarcian182.9 - 180.4Japan Hexasaturnalis hexagonus (124797)
Middle Toarcian - Late/Upper Toarcian182.9 - 174.7Japan Acanthocircus hexagonus (120005 120006 120007 120008 120009 120010 120011 120012 120071 120072 120073 120074) Mesosaturnalis hexagonus (120191 120192 120270)
Middle Toarcian - Late/Upper Toarcian182.9 - 174.7Canada (British Columbia) Hexasaturnalis hexagonus (71095) Mesosaturnalis hexagonus (71096 71098 71099)
Middle Toarcian - Aalenian182.9 - 170.9Japan Hexasaturnalis hexagonus (124900) Mesosaturnalis hexagonus (124897 124898)
Middle Toarcian - Early/Lower Aalenian182.9 - 170.9Greece Hexasaturnalis hexagonus (142133)
Aalenian174.7 - 170.9China (Tibet) Mesosaturnalis hexagonus (51617)
Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Japan Acanthocircus hexagonus (120013 120014 120017 120019) Hexasaturnalis hexagonus (120015 120016 120018)
Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Canada (British Columbia) Mesosaturnalis hexagonus (71127)
Early/Lower Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Japan Mesosaturnalis hexagonus (120193 120194 120195 120196)
Early/Lower Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Canada (British Columbia) Hexasaturnalis hexagonus (119855)
Early/Lower Aalenian - Middle Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Japan Hexasaturnalis hexagonus (51711)
Late/Upper Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Japan (Kochi) Hexasaturnalis hexagonus (66916)
Late/Upper Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Japan Hexasaturnalis hexagonus (51712 54166)
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6Japan Hexasaturnalis hexagonus (51713)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2Greece Hexasaturnalis hexagonus (142137)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2Spain Hexasaturnalis hexagonus (131816)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2Oman Hexasaturnalis hexagonus (125362)
Early/Lower Bajocian - Late/Upper Bajocian170.9 - 168.2Armenia Hexasaturnalis hexagonus (131354)
Late/Upper Bajocian168.6 - 168.2Japan Hexasaturnalis hexagonus (51714)