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Spongostaurus compactus

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Orbiculiformidae

Taxonomy
Spongostaurus compactus was named by Kiessling (1995).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. cruciformis, S. liassica, S. pugiunculus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Spongostaurus compactus Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyPyloniaceaHaeckel 1881
familyOrbiculiformidaePessagno 1973
genusSpongostaurusHaeckel 1882
speciescompactusKiessling 1995

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.

†Spongostaurus compactus Kiessling 1995
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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 (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Switzerland Spongostaurus compactus (47162)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Philippines Spongostaurus compactus (47170)
Early/Lower Berriasian143.1 - 141.0Philippines Spongostaurus compactus (51153)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Oman Spongostaurus compactus (47171 47172 47173 47174 47175 47176 47178)