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Higumastra

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Hagiastridae

Taxonomy
Higumastra was named by Baumgartner (1980) [Sepkoski's age data: J Sine K Albi Sepkoski's reference number: 763]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Hagiastridae by Kiessling (1999); and to Spumellaria by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Higumastra Baumgartner
1999Higumastra Kiessling p. 33
2002Higumastra Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyHagiastridaeRiedel 1971
genusHigumastraBaumgartner 1980

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.

G. †Higumastra Baumgartner 1980
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†Higumastra devilsgapensis Pessagno et al. 1993
†Higumastra exigua Yeh 2011
†Higumastra hui Yeh 2011
†Higumastra imbricata Ozvoldova 1979
†Higumastra inflata Baumgartner 1980
†Higumastra laxa Yeh 1987
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Invalid names: Higumastra splendida Yeh 1987 [synonym]
†Higumastra lupheri Yeh 1987
†Higumastra scassoi Kiessling 1999
†Higumastra transversa Blome 1984
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 Toarcian to the top of the Valanginian or 183.00000 to 132.90000 Ma

Collections (98 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Japan H. hilara, H. sp. B0, H. laxa (51710) H. spp., H. laxa, H. lupheri (124830)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Slovenia H. laxa (67146 67151)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0USA (Oregon) H. spp. (124333 124335) H. spp., H. laxa, H. lupheri, H. splendida (124331) H. spp., H. lupheri (124330 124334) H. spp., H. lupheri, H. splendida (124328 124329)
Early/Lower Toarcian - Middle Toarcian183.0 - 175.6Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray) H. wintereri (92795)
Middle Toarcian182.0 - 175.6USA (Oregon) H. spp. (124336 124337)
Middle Toarcian - Late/Upper Toarcian182.0 - 175.6Canada (British Columbia) H. sp. A (71099)
Early/Lower Aalenian - Middle Aalenian175.6 - 171.6Japan H. laxa (51711)
Late/Upper Aalenian175.6 - 171.6Japan H. sp. B, H. laxa (51712) H. sp. B0, H. sp. D, H. sp. T016, H. wintereri (54166)
Late/Upper Aalenian175.6 - 171.6Japan (Kochi) H. hilara, H. sp. C, H. sp. D, H. sp. G, H. laxa (66916)
Late/Upper Aalenian - Early/Lower Bajocian175.6 - 168.4Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray) H. wintereri (92799)
Aalenian174.1 - 170.3Oman H. sp. (125206)
Aalenian174.1 - 170.3China (Tibet) H. sp. (51617)
Aalenian174.1 - 170.3Canada (British Columbia) Crucella sp. A (71127)
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4Japan H. sp. B, H. sp. C, H. wintereri, H. gratiosa, H. laxa (51713)
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4Canada (British Columbia) Crucella sp. A (71123 71124) H. sp. A (71125)
Late/Upper Bajocian171.6 - 167.7Japan H. sp. B, H. gratiosa, H. sp. D, H. sp. E, H. laxa (51714)
Late/Upper Bajocian171.6 - 167.7USA (Oregon) H. sp. A, H. sp. B, H. laxa, H. exigua, H. hui (106403)
Late/Upper Bajocian - Early/Lower Bathonian171.6 - 164.7Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray) H. wintereri (92803 92804)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Spain H. wintereri (131814)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Oman H. gratiosa (125362)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Russian Federation H. sp. (51603)
Bathonian - Early/Lower Callovian168.3 - 161.2Oman H. imbricata (125283)
Early/Lower Bathonian167.7 - 164.7USA (California) H. imbricata (51645 51646 51648) H. imbricata, H. inflata (51644) H. imbricata, H. transversa (51647)
Early/Lower Bathonian167.7 - 164.7USA (Oregon) H. sp. A, H. inflata, H. angustabraccia, H. laxa, H. obesabraccia, H. transversa (94149)
Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Callovian167.7 - 161.2Oman H. imbricata (125284 125388)
Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Callovian167.7 - 161.2Italy H. imbricata (51086 51087)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5USA (California) H. boucoti (50738) H. boucoti, H. imbricata (50737) H. devilsgapensis (51654 51655 51657)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Italy H. imbricata (47164) H. imbricata, H. inflata (47163)
Callovian - Early/Lower Oxfordian166.1 - 155.7USA (California) H. devilsgapensis (51659)
Early/Lower Callovian - Middle Callovian164.7 - 161.2USA (Alaska) H. transversa (50703 50705)
Middle Callovian164.7 - 161.2Italy H. sp. A, H. imbricata (53907)
Middle Callovian164.7 - 161.2USA (Oregon) H. transversa (50709)
Late/Upper Callovian - Middle Oxfordian164.7 - 155.7Greece H. imbricata (47839)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Romania H. wintereri (78678)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Oman H. imbricata (125278)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Italy H. inflata (47168)
Early/Lower Oxfordian - Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Oman H. inflata (125307)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian157.3 - 145.0Spain H. wintereri (131821)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Oman H. coronaria, H. gratiosa, H. imbricata (125308)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Antarctica (Antarctic Peninsula) H. devilsgapensis (51836) H. scassoi (51833) H. spinosum, H. inflata, H. devilsgapensis, H. scassoi (9956)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Antarctica H. devilsgapensis, H. scassoi (46961) H. spinosum, H. devilsgapensis, H. scassoi (46960)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Japan H. sp. (53905)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0USA (California) H. dumitricai (50743)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Mexico (San Luis Potosi) H. inflata (51755 51759 51760 51763)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Antarctica H. devilsgapensis, H. scassoi (46964 46965 51826) H. sp. D, H. devilsgapensis (46962 46971) H. sp. D, H. inflata, H. devilsgapensis, H. scassoi (46963) H. sp. D, H. spinosa, H. devilsgapensis, H. scassoi (51827)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Italy H. imbricata (47165)
Early/Lower Tithonian - Middle Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Austria H. imbricata (51226)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Austria H. inflata (51204 51206)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0USA (California) H. dumitricai (50752)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian150.8 - 140.2Austria H. inflata (51208 51209)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Berriasian150.8 - 139.8Germany H. inflata (47169)
Early/Lower Berriasian145.0 - 140.2Philippines H. inflata (51153)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Oman H. inflata (47173 47175) H. spinosum (47174)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Austria H. inflata (51211 51214)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Oman H. inflata (47179 47180)