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Obesacapsula rotunda

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Spongocapsulidae

Taxonomy
Stichocapsa rotunda was named by Hinde (1900).

It was recombined as Obesacapsula rotunda by Kiessling (1995).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. lucifer, O. magniglobosa, O. pacifica, O. salensis, O. somphedia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Stichocapsa rotunda Hinde
1995Obesacapsula rotunda Kiessling

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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
speciesrotunda(Hinde 1900)

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 rotunda Hinde 1900
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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 Callovian to the top of the Valanginian or 165.30000 to 132.60000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Italy Obesacapsula rotunda (47164)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Italy Obesacapsula rotunda (47166)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Italy Obesacapsula rotunda (47165)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Philippines Obesacapsula rotunda (47170)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Berriasian145.06 - 137.05Germany Obesacapsula rotunda (47169)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05USA (California) Obesacapsula rotunda (54031)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Oman Obesacapsula rotunda (47172 47174 47175 47176)
Early/Lower Valanginian - Valanginian137.05 - 132.6USA (California) Obesacapsula rotunda (54034 54038)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Oman Obesacapsula rotunda (47179)
Valanginian - Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6USA (California) Obesacapsula rotunda (54039 54042 54043)