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Flustrella

Protozoa - Ommatodiscidae

Taxonomy
Flustrella was named by Ehrenberg (1838) [Sepkoski's age data: P Dora R]. It is extant. Its type is Flustrella concentrica.

It was assigned to Flustrellinae by Loeblich and Tappan (1961); and to Spumellaria by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Flustrella Ehrenberg
1860Trematodiscus Haeckel
1961Flustrella Loeblich and Tappan
2002Flustrella Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superfamilyCoccodiscaceaHaeckel 1862
familyOmmatodiscidaeStöhr 1880
subfamilyFlustrellinaeCampbell 1954
genusFlustrellaEhrenberg 1838

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. Flustrella Ehrenberg 1838
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Subg. Flustrella (Discospirella) Loeblich and Tappan 1961
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Invalid names: Flustrella (Discospira) Haeckel 1862 [replaced]
Subg. Flustrella (Perispirella) Loeblich and Tappan 1961
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Invalid names: Flustrella (Perispira) Haeckel 1881 [replaced]
Flustrella concentrica Ehrenberg 1839
Invalid names: Trematodiscus Haeckel 1860 [objective synonym]
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 Santonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 86.30000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 83.6 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Russian Federation (Tambov) F. cretacea (95160)
Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian86.3 - 70.6Russian Federation (Tambov) F. cretacea (95159)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0New Zealand (Marlborough) F. cretacea, F. ruesti (95884)
Danian66.0 - 61.6New Zealand (Marlborough) F. cretacea (95893 95896 95903) F. cretacea, F. ruesti (95892 95897 95902)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Japan F. polygonia (233640 233708 233709 233710 233711 233712)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Japan F. polygonia (233713)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan F. polygonia (233714)