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Palaeospiculum arcussimile

Protozoa - Archaeospicularia - Palaeospiculidae

Taxonomy
Palaeospiculum arcussimile was named by Won and Below (1999). Its type specimen is 7306J-2373, a test, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Palaeospiculum arcussimile Won and Below p. 340 figs. pl. 1, figs. 1-4, 16, 17

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderArchaeospiculariaDumitrica et al. 2000
familyPalaeospiculidae()
genusPalaeospiculum
speciesarcussimile

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.

†Palaeospiculum arcussimile Won and Below 1999
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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 Templetonian to the top of the Floran or 508.00000 to 503.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Templetonian508.0 - 504.5Australia (Queensland) Palaeospiculum arcussimile (90974)
Floran504.5 - 503.0Australia (Queensland) Palaeospiculum arcussimile (90972 90973)