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Polyentactinia polygonia

Protozoa - Entactinaria - Pylentonemidae

Taxonomy
Polyentactinia polygonia was named by Foreman (1963). It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Polyentactinia polygonia Foreman pp. 281-282 figs. pl. 5, figs. 1a-c
2004Polyentactinia polygonia Feng et al. p. 388

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderEntactinariaKozur and Mostler 1982
familyPylentonemidaeDeflandre 1963
genusPolyentactiniaForeman 1963
speciespolygoniaForeman 1963

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.

Polyentactinia polygonia Foreman 1963
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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 Late/Upper Devonian to the top of the Chadian or 382.31000 to 339.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Devonian382.31 - 358.86USA (Ohio) Polyentactinia polygonia (142358 142361 142363)
Chadian346.7 - 339.9Thailand Polyentactinia polygonia (90896 90897)
Visean346.7 - 330.3Germany Polyentactinia polygonia (91002)