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Theocotyle cryptocephala

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Theocotylidae

Taxonomy
Eucyrtidium cryptocephalum was named by Ehrenberg (1873). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Theocotyle cryptocephala by Sanfilippo et al. (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Eucyrtidium cryptocephalum Ehrenberg p. 227
2003Theocotyle cryptocephala 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
familyTheocotylidaePetrushevskaya 1981
genusTheocotyleRiedel and Sanfilippo 1970
speciescryptocephala(Ehrenberg 1873)

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.

Theocotyle cryptocephala Ehrenberg 1873
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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 Lutetian or 56.00000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Cyprus Theocotyle cryptocephala (90892 90893 90894)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Cyprus Theocotyle cryptocephala (90890 90891)