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Lithocyclia ocellus

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Coccodiscidae

Taxonomy
Lithocyclia ocellus was named by Ehrenberg (1854). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Lithocyclia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Lithocyclia ocellus Ehrenberg figs. pl. 36, fig. 30
1954Lithocyclia ocellus Campbell
2003Lithocyclia ocellus Sanfilippo et al. p. 55
2009Lithocyclia ocellus Suzuki

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyCoccodiscidaeHaeckel 1862
subfamilyCoccodiscinaeHaeckel 1862
genusLithocycliaEhrenberg 1847
speciesocellusEhrenberg 1854

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.

Lithocyclia ocellus Ehrenberg 1854
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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 Ypresian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 56.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Cyprus Lithocyclia ocellus (90893)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Cyprus Lithocyclia ocellus (90890)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Peru (Ica) Lithocyclia ocellus (84654)