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Cyrtocapsa tricornis

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Eucyrtidiidae

Taxonomy
Sethocapsa tricornis was named by Jud (1994).

It was recombined as Cyrtocapsa tricornis by Kiessling (1995).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Sethocapsa tricornis Jud
1995Cyrtocapsa tricornis Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyEucyrtidiaceaEhrenberg 1847
familyEucyrtidiidaeEhrenberg 1847
genusCyrtocapsaHaeckel 1881
speciestricornis(Jud 1994)

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 Early/Lower Berriasian to the top of the Berriasian or 145.00000 to 139.80000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian150.8 - 140.2Italy Sethocapsa tricornis (49111 49112 49113)
Early/Lower Berriasian145.0 - 140.2Italy Sethocapsa tricornis (49110 49121 49122 49123)
Late/Upper Berriasian145.0 - 140.2Italy Sethocapsa tricornis (49109 49119 49120)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Oman Cyrtocapsa tricornis (47171 47174 47176 47177)
Late/Upper Berriasian - Early/Lower Valanginian145.0 - 136.4Italy Sethocapsa tricornis (49118)
Early/Lower Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Italy Sethocapsa tricornis (49117)
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Italy Sethocapsa tricornis (51707)