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Thyrsocyrtis (Pentalacorys) tensa

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Theocotylidae

Taxonomy
Thyrsocyrtis hirsuta tensa was named by Foreman (1973). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Thyrsocyrtis (Pentalacorys) tensa by Sanfilippo et al. (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Thyrsocyrtis hirsuta tensa Foreman p. 442 figs. pl. 3, figs. 13-16
2003Thyrsocyrtis (Pentalacorys) tensa Sanfilippo et al. p. 57

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
RankNameAuthor
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyEucyrtidiaceaEhrenberg 1847
familyTheocotylidaePetrushevskaya 1981
genusThyrsocyrtisEhrenberg 1847
subgenusPentalacorys(Haeckel 1882)
speciestensa(Foreman 1973)

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.

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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 (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Cyprus Thyrsocyrtis tensa (90892 90893 90894)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Cyprus Thyrsocyrtis tensa (90889 90890 90891)