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Hexasaturnalis tetraspinus

Protozoa - Entactinaria - Saturnalidae

Taxonomy
Spongosaturnalis tetraspinus was named by Yao (1972).

It was recombined as Hexasaturnalis tetraspinus by Gorican (1994).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. minor, H. nakasekoi, H. suboblongus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Spongosaturnalis tetraspinus Yao
1994Hexasaturnalis tetraspinus Gorican

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderEntactinariaKozur and Mostler 1982
familySaturnalidaeDeflandre 1953
subfamilyHexasaturnalinaeKozur and Mostler 1983
genusHexasaturnalisKozur and Mostler 1983
speciestetraspinus(Yao 1972)

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 Middle Toarcian to the top of the Late/Upper Bajocian or 182.90000 to 168.20000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Toarcian - Late/Upper Toarcian182.9 - 174.7Japan Hexasaturnalis tetraspinus (120009)
Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Japan Hexasaturnalis tetraspinus (120013 120016 120019)
Early/Lower Aalenian - Middle Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Japan Hexasaturnalis tetraspinus (51711)
Late/Upper Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Spain Hexasaturnalis tetraspinus (120127)
Late/Upper Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Japan Hexasaturnalis tetraspinus (51712 54166)
Aalenian - Bajocian174.7 - 168.2Spain Hexasaturnalis tetraspinus (131813)
Aalenian - Bajocian174.7 - 168.2India (Jammu and Kashmir) Hexasaturnalis tetraspinus (131359)
Aalenian - Middle Bathonian174.7 - 165.3India (Jammu and Kashmir) Hexasaturnalis tetraspinus (131356)
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6Japan Hexasaturnalis tetraspinus (51713)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2Oman Hexasaturnalis tetraspinus (125362)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2Greece Hexasaturnalis tetraspinus (142122)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2Spain Hexasaturnalis tetraspinus (131814 131815)
Bajocian - Late/Upper Bajocian170.9 - 168.2Greece Hexasaturnalis tetraspinus (142125)
Late/Upper Bajocian168.6 - 168.2Japan Hexasaturnalis tetraspinus (51714)