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Euchitonia

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Spongodiscidae

Taxonomy
Euchitonia was named by Ehrenberg (1860) [Sepkoski's age data: K Albi-m R]. It is extant. Its type is Euchitonia furcata.

It was assigned to Spongodiscidae by De Wever et al. (2001); and to Spumellaria by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Euchitonia Ehrenberg
2001Euchitonia De Wever et al. p. 158
2002Euchitonia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familySpongodiscidaeHaeckel 1862
genusEuchitoniaEhrenberg 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.

G. Euchitonia Ehrenberg 1860
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Euchitonia furcata Ehrenberg 1873
Euchitonia muelleri Haeckel 1862
Euchitonia santonica Lipman 1952
Euchitonia triradiata Lipman 1960
Euchitonia virchowii Haeckel 1862
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Coniacian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 89.80000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 85.7 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Russian Federation (Vladimir) E. santonica (95993)
Late/Upper Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Germany (Bayern) E. santonica (95842)
Late/Upper Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian89.8 - 83.6Russian Federation (Moskovskaya Oblast) E. santonica, E. triradiata (95980)
Early/Lower Santonian85.7 - 83.6Russian Federation (Moskovskaya Oblast) E. santonica (95977)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Germany (Bayern) E. santonica (95841)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Russian Federation (Volgograd) E. santonica (95166)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Russian Federation (Tambov) E. santonica (95160 95161 95162)
Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.7 - 72.2Russian Federation (Tambov) E. santonica (95159)
Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.7 - 72.2Russian Federation (Oryol) E. santonica (95163)
Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.7 - 72.2Russian Federation (Vladimir) E. santonica (95986)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Japan Amphirhopalum virchowii, Dictyocoryne muelleri (233640 233708 233709 233710 233711) Dictyocoryne muelleri (233712)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Japan Dictyocoryne muelleri (233713)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Dictyocoryne muelleri (233714)