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Archaeocenosphaera minuscula

Protozoa - Xiphostylidae

Taxonomy
Cenosphaera minuscula was named by Parona (1890).

It was recombined as Archaeocenosphaera minuscula by Kiessling (1995).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Cenosphaera minuscula Parona
1995Archaeocenosphaera minuscula Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
superfamilyActinommaceaHaeckel 1862
familyXiphostylidaeHaeckel 1881
genusArchaeocenosphaera
speciesminuscula(Parona 1890)

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: Berriasian or 143.10000 to 137.05000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Oman Archaeocenosphaera minuscula (47177 47178)