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Phormocyrtis turgida

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Eucyrtidiidae

Taxonomy
Lithocampe turgida was named by Krasheninnikov (1960). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Phormocyrtis turgida by Sanfilippo et al. (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Lithocampe turgida Krasheninnikov p. 301 figs. pl. 3, fig. 17
2003Phormocyrtis turgida Sanfilippo et al. p. 56

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyEucyrtidiaceaEhrenberg 1847
familyEucyrtidiidaeEhrenberg 1847
genusPhormocyrtisHaeckel 1887
speciesturgida(Krasheninnikov 1960)

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.

Phormocyrtis turgida Krasheninnikov 1960
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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: Late/Upper Paleocene or 59.24000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0China (Tibet) Phormocyrtis turgida (69734)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Cyprus Phormocyrtis turgida (90895)