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Praeconosphaera spinosa

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Parvivaccidae

Taxonomy
Praeconosphaera spinosa was named by Yang (1993).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. multiconus, P. sphaeraconus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Praeconosphaera spinosa Yang

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyParvivaccidaePessagno and Yang 1989
subfamilyAcaeniotylinaeYang 1993
genusPraeconosphaeraYang 1993
speciesspinosaYang 1993

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 Oxfordian to the top of the Early/Lower Berriasian or 157.90000 to 141.00000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.5 - 152.21Slovakia Praeconosphaera spinosa (53853 53855 53858)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Germany (Bavaria) Praeconosphaera spinosa (58492)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Switzerland Praeconosphaera spinosa (47162)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Italy Praeconosphaera spinosa (47166)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Mexico (San Luis Potosi) Praeconosphaera spinosa (51760 51763 51767 51769 51770 51771 51773 51776)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06USA (California) Praeconosphaera spinosa (50741 50743)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Italy Praeconosphaera spinosa (47167)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Mexico (San Luis Potosi) Praeconosphaera spinosa (51775)
Early/Lower Berriasian143.1 - 141.0Philippines Praeconosphaera spinosa (51153)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Oman Praeconosphaera spinosa (47174 47176 47177)