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Pyramispongia barmsteinensis

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Pyramispongiidae

Taxonomy
Nodotetraedra barmsteinensis was named by Steiger (1992).

It was recombined as Pyramispongia barmsteinensis by Baumgartner (1995), Zügel (1997).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. costaricensis, P. costarricensis, P. glascockensis, P. magnifica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Nodotetraedra barmsteinensis Steiger
1995Pyramispongia barmsteinensis Baumgartner
1997Pyramispongia barmsteinensis Zügel

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyPyramispongiidaeKozur and Mostler 1978
genusPyramispongiaPessagno 1973
speciesbarmsteinensis(Steiger 1992)

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 Late/Upper Kimmeridgian to the top of the Hauterivian or 152.21000 to 125.77000 Ma

Collections (34 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Pyramispongia barmsteinensis (154138)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Italy Nodotetraedra barmsteinensis (47165 47167)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bayern) Pyramispongia barmsteinensis (51151 81855)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bavaria) Pyramispongia barmsteinensis (83083)
Early/Lower Tithonian - Middle Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Austria Nodotetraedra barmsteinensis (51222 51226)
Middle Tithonian - Late/Upper Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Austria Nodotetraedra barmsteinensis (51231)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Oman Pyramispongia barmsteinensis (125381)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Oman Pyramispongia barmsteinensis (125309)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian145.06 - 141.0Austria Nodotetraedra barmsteinensis (51196)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Berriasian145.06 - 137.05Germany Nodotetraedra barmsteinensis (47169)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Oman Nodotetraedra barmsteinensis (47171 47172 47173 47174 47175 47176 47178) Pyramispongia barmsteinensis (125289 125384)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Austria Nodotetraedra barmsteinensis (51197 51198 51201 51202 51214)
Berriasian - Valanginian143.1 - 132.6Germany Nodotetraedra barmsteinensis (51216)
Late/Upper Berriasian - Early/Lower Valanginian139.1 - 132.6Oman Pyramispongia barmsteinensis (125291)
Early/Lower Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Germany Nodotetraedra barmsteinensis (51217)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Oman Pyramispongia barmsteinensis (125357)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Oman Nodotetraedra barmsteinensis (47179)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Oman Pyramispongia barmsteinensis (125282)
Late/Upper Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Oman Pyramispongia barmsteinensis (125285)