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Spongodiscus quartus

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Spongodiscidae

Taxonomy
Spongodiscus quartus was named by Borisenko (1958). It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Spongodiscus quartus Borisenko figs. pl. 2, fig. 5
2003Spongodiscus quartus Sanfilippo et al. p. 56

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familySpongodiscidaeHaeckel 1862
genusSpongodiscusEhrenberg 1854
speciesquartusBorisenko 1958

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.

Spongodiscus quartus Borisenko 1958
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available