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Staurosphaera amplissima

Protozoa - Actinommidae

Taxonomy
Staurosphaera amplissima was named by Foreman (1973).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Staurosphaera amplissima Foreman

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superfamilyEthmosphaeraceaHaeckel 1862
familyActinommidaeHaeckel 1862
genusStaurosphaeraHaeckel 1881
speciesamplissimaForeman 1973

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.

Staurosphaera amplissima Foreman 1973
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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 Valanginian or 182.90000 to 132.60000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Toarcian182.9 - 180.4Canada (British Columbia) Staurosphaera amplissima (71090)
Middle Toarcian - Late/Upper Toarcian182.9 - 174.7Canada (British Columbia) Staurosphaera amplissima (71094 71095 71096 71098 71099)
Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Canada (British Columbia) Staurosphaera amplissima (71127)
Early/Lower Tithonian - Middle Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Austria Staurosphaera amplissima (51228)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Austria Staurosphaera amplissima (51204)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Berriasian145.06 - 137.05Germany Staurosphaera amplissima (47169)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Austria Staurosphaera amplissima (51197)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Oman Staurosphaera amplissima (47179)