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Acanthocircus simplex

Protozoa - Entactinaria - Saturnalidae

Taxonomy
Saturnalis simplex was named by Squinabol (1914).

It was recombined as Acanthocircus simplex by De Wever (1981).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. angustus, A. artus, A. kozuri, A. multidentatus, A. tansinhoki, A. waigaloensi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Saturnalis simplex Squinabol
1981Acanthocircus simplex De Wever

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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
subfamilySaturnalinaeDeflandre 1953
genusAcanthocircusSquinabol 1903
speciessimplex(Squinabol 1914)

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.

†Acanthocircus simplex Squinabol 1914
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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 Early/Lower Sinemurian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 199.50000 to 145.06000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Philippines Acanthocircus simplex (51813 51814 51815 51816)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Türkiye (Antalya) Acanthocircus simplex (81267)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Italy Acanthocircus simplex (47163)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Italy Acanthocircus simplex (47168)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Antarctica (Antarctic Peninsula) Acanthocircus simplex (9956)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Antarctica Acanthocircus simplex (51827)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bayern) Acanthocircus simplex (51152)