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Ferresium

Protozoa - Entactinaria - Eptingiidae

Taxonomy
Ferresium was named by Blome (1984) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Nori-u Tr Rhae Sepkoski's reference number: 707]. Its type is Ferresium laseekense.

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

Species
F. conclusum, F. laseekense (type species), F. okuyucui, F. philippinense, F. teekwoonense, F. triquetrum
Species lacking formal opinion data
F. conclusion, F. philippiense

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Ferresium Blome
2001Ferresium De Wever et al. p. 188
2002Ferresium Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderEntactinariaKozur and Mostler 1982
familyEptingiidaeDumitrica 1978
genusFerresiumBlome 1984

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. †Ferresium Blome 1984
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†Ferresium conclusum Carter 1993
†Ferresium laseekense Blome 1984
†Ferresium okuyucui Uzuncimen et al. 2011
†Ferresium philippinense Yeh and Cheng 1996
†Ferresium teekwoonense Carter 1993
†Ferresium triquetrum Carter 1993
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 Carnian to the top of the Rhaetian or 237.00000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (59 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Thailand F. sp. (130294 130295)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Cyprus F. conclusion (73854)
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (Alaska) F. sp. (91027)
Alaunian - Sevatian215.38 - 205.7Türkiye F. sp. A (130133)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Türkiye F. okuyucui (130134) F. philippiense (130664) F. philippinense (58584) F. sp. A, F. laseekense, F. philippinense (58588 59169)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Türkiye F. philippiense (130666) F. philippiense, F. sp. A (130674) F. philippiense, F. sp. A, F. triquetrum (130675) F. philippiense, F. triquetrum (130668 130669 130671) F. philippinense (58586 59170 59171 59172 59173 130143 130149) F. sp. B, F. sp. C, F. sp. D, F. philippinense (130146) F. triquetrum (130665 130667 130670 130672 130673 130677)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Canada (British Columbia) F. conclusum (94753 94756) F. conclusum, F. teekwoonense (94755 94762) F. conclusum, F. teekwoonense, F. triquetrum (94738) F. laseekense (94704 94730 94746) F. sp. A, F. sp. B, F. laseekense, F. teekwoonense, F. triquetrum (94741) F. sp. A, F. sp. B, F. teekwoonense (94737) F. sp. A, F. triquetrum (94726) F. sp. B (94734 94747) F. sp. B, F. laseekense (94740) F. sp. B, F. laseekense, F. teekwoonense (94709) F. sp. B, F. teekwoonense (94751) F. sp. B, F. teekwoonense, F. triquetrum (94742) F. sp. C (94715 94758) F. sp. C, F. conclusum (94714) F. sp. C, F. conclusum, F. teekwoonense (94759 94764) F. sp. C, F. conclusum, F. teekwoonense, F. triquetrum (94717) F. sp. C, F. teekwoonense (94713 94760) F. triquetrum (94703 94728)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Philippines (Palawan) F. philippinense (95145)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Nicaragua F. sp., F. triquetrum (209712)