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Dictyomitra formosa

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Archaeodictyomitridae

Taxonomy

Dictyomitra formosa was named by Squinabol (1904).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

D. amabilis, D. communis, D. crassispina, D. crebrisulcata, D. excellens, D. gracilis, D. maleolla, D. minima, D. montisserrei, D. napaensis, D. obesa, D. pseudoscalaris, D. pulchra, D. pyramidalis, D. rhadina, D. squinaboli, D. turritum, D. undata, D. urakawaensis

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1904	Dictyomitra formosa Squinabol

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Rank	Name	Author
—	Life
—	Eukaryota	()
class	Protozoa	Goldfuss 1820
subphylum	Sarcodina	Schmarda 1871
class	Reticularea	Lankester 1885
subclass	Radiolaria	(Müller 1858)

Rank	Name	Author
superorder	Polycystina	(Ehrenberg 1838)
order	Nassellaria	Ehrenberg 1875
superfamily	Archaeodictyomitracea	Pessagno 1976
family	Archaeodictyomitridae	Pessagno 1976
genus	Dictyomitra	Zittel 1876
species	formosa	Squinabol 1904

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.

†Dictyomitra formosa Squinabol 1904

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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 Berriasian to the top of the Early/Lower Campanian or 143.10000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (54 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Berriasian	143.1 - 137.05	Oman	Dictyomitra formosa (47178)
Late/Upper Albian	106.3 - 100.5	Italy	Dictyomitra formosa (77178)
Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Italy	Dictyomitra formosa (78741 78742)
Early/Lower Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Italy	Dictyomitra formosa (77274)
Late/Upper Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Italy	Dictyomitra formosa (76493 77110 77177 77286 77320 77322 77323 77359 77360 77364 77368 77369 77370 77372 77375)
Middle Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Italy	Dictyomitra formosa (77291)
Early/Lower Turonian	93.9 - 89.8	Türkiye (Antalya)	Dictyomitra formosa (95767)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian	93.9 - 89.8	Slovakia	Dictyomitra formosa (95820 95821)
Late/Upper Turonian	93.9 - 89.8	Greece	Dictyomitra formosa (94921)
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian	93.9 - 89.8	Türkiye (Antalya)	Dictyomitra formosa (95768)
Turonian	93.9 - 89.8	Russian Federation (Vladimir)	Dictyomitra formosa (95997)
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian	93.9 - 85.7	Oman	Dictyomitra formosa (125286)
Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	Russian Federation (Kaluga)	Dictyomitra formosa (95988)
Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	Japan (Hokkaido)	Dictyomitra formosa (96027 96028 96030 96031 96032 96033)
Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian	89.8 - 83.6	Oman	Dictyomitra formosa (125360)
Coniacian - Santonian	89.8 - 83.6	India (Jammu and Kashmir)	Dictyomitra formosa (131358)
Coniacian - Santonian	89.8 - 83.6	Costa Rica	Dictyomitra formosa (209715)
Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	Japan (Hokkaido)	Dictyomitra formosa (95788 96035 96036 96037 96038 96039 96040 96041 96042)
Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian	85.7 - 72.2	Russian Federation (Vladimir)	Dictyomitra formosa (95986)
Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Türkiye (Antalya)	Dictyomitra formosa (90702)
Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Türkiye	Dictyomitra formosa (130990 131005)
Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Japan (Hokkaido)	Dictyomitra formosa (96043)
Late/Upper Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Japan (Wakayama)	Dictyomitra formosa (95764 95766)