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Trilonche robusta

Protozoa - Entactinaria - Entactiniidae

Taxonomy
Entactinosphaera robusta was named by Aitchison (1993). Its type specimen is GSWA F44045, a test, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pillara Range, SE of Menyous Gap, Canning Basin, which is in a Frasnian reef, buildup or bioherm shale/limestone in the Gogo Formation of Australia.

It was recombined as Trilonche robusta by Aitchison et al. (1999).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Entactinosphaera robusta Aitchison p. 116 figs. pl. 5, fig. 15
1999Trilonche robusta Aitchison et al. p. 145

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderEntactinariaKozur and Mostler 1982
familyEntactiniidaeRiedel 1967
genusTriloncheHinde 1899
speciesrobusta()

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.

Trilonche robusta Aitchison 1993
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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 Eifelian to the top of the Givetian or 393.30000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Australia (Queensland) Trilonche robusta (90988)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Australia (Queensland) Trilonche robusta (90992)
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4Australia (Western Australia) Entactinosphaera robusta (233596)