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Orbiculiforma hullae

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Orbiculiformidae

Taxonomy
Orbiculiforma hullae was named by Kiessling (1999). Its type locality is Longing Gap Radiolarians, LG 1, which is in a Tithonian basinal (siliciclastic) mudstone in the Ameghino Formation of Antarctica.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Orbiculiforma hullae Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyPyloniaceaHaeckel 1881
familyOrbiculiformidaePessagno 1973
genusOrbiculiformaPessagno 1973
specieshullae

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.

Orbiculiforma hullae Kiessling 1999
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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 Late/Upper Kimmeridgian to the top of the Late/Upper Tithonian or 152.21000 to 143.10000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Antarctica (Antarctic Peninsula) Orbiculiforma hullae (9956)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Antarctica Orbiculiforma hullae (46964 46965 46966 46967 type locality: 46971 51826)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Antarctica Orbiculiforma hullae (46968 46969)