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Obesacapsula cetia

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Spongocapsulidae

Taxonomy
Sethocapsa cetia was named by Foreman (1973).

It was recombined as Obesacapsula cetia by Jud (1994), Zügel (1997).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. lucifer

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Sethocapsa cetia Foreman
1994Obesacapsula cetia Jud
1997Obesacapsula cetia Zügel

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyAmphipyndaceaRiedel 1967
familySpongocapsulidaePessagno 1977
genusObesacapsulaPessagno 1977
speciescetia(Foreman 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.

†Obesacapsula cetia 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 Early/Lower Tithonian to the top of the Valanginian or 149.20000 to 132.60000 Ma

Collections (74 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Italy Obesacapsula cetia (47165 47167)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bayern) Obesacapsula cetia (51151 81855)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bavaria) Obesacapsula cetia (83083)
Early/Lower Tithonian - Middle Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Austria Obesacapsula cetia (51221 51222 51223 51224 51226 51227 51228 51229)
Middle Tithonian - Late/Upper Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Austria Obesacapsula cetia (51192 51231 51236)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Oman Obesacapsula cetia (125381 125382)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Austria Obesacapsula cetia (51193 51194 51195 51203 51204 51206 51207)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Italy Obesacapsula cetia (49114 49115 49116 49124 49125)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Oman Obesacapsula cetia (125288 125301 125309)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian145.06 - 141.0Italy Obesacapsula cetia (49111 49112 49113)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian145.06 - 141.0Austria Obesacapsula cetia (51196 51208)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Berriasian145.06 - 137.05Germany Obesacapsula cetia (47169)
Early/Lower Berriasian143.1 - 141.0Italy Obesacapsula cetia (49110 49121 49122 49123)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05USA (California) Obesacapsula cetia (54031)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Oman Obesacapsula cetia (47172 47173 47175 47176 47177 47178 125384) Sethocapsa cetia (47174)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Austria Obesacapsula cetia (51197 51198 51199 51200 51201 51202 51211 51212 51213 51214)
Berriasian - Valanginian143.1 - 132.6Austria Obesacapsula cetia (51215)
Berriasian - Valanginian143.1 - 132.6Germany Obesacapsula cetia (51216)
Late/Upper Berriasian139.1 - 137.05Italy Obesacapsula cetia (49109 49119 49120)
Late/Upper Berriasian - Early/Lower Valanginian139.1 - 132.6Italy Obesacapsula cetia (49118)
Early/Lower Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Germany Obesacapsula cetia (51217 51218)
Early/Lower Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Italy Obesacapsula cetia (49117)
Early/Lower Valanginian - Valanginian137.05 - 132.6USA (California) Obesacapsula cetia (54038)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Oman Sethocapsa cetia, Obesacapsula cetia (47179 47180)