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Protovallupus excellens

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae

Taxonomy
Protovallupus excellens was named by Yang and Pessagno (1989).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Protovallupus excellens Yang and Pessagno

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyPantanelliidaePessagno 1977
subfamilyVallupinaePessagno and MacLeod 1987
genusProtovallupusPessagno and MacLeod 1987
speciesexcellensYang and Pessagno 1989

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.

Protovallupus excellens Yang and Pessagno 1989
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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 Oxfordian to the top of the Late/Upper Tithonian or 161.50000 to 143.10000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oxfordian - Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Mexico (San Luis Potosi) Protovallupus excellens (50756)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Mexico (San Luis Potosi) Protovallupus excellens (51755 51762 51763 51764 51765 51767 51770 51776)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Antarctica Protovallupus excellens (46962)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Japan Protovallupus excellens (131589)