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Zartus thayeri

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae

Taxonomy
Zartus thayeri was named by Pessagno and Blome (1980). Its type locality is Snowshoe Formation, Oregon, USA (Locality 516), which is in a Bajocian marine mudstone/lime mudstone in the Snowshoe Formation of Oregon.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Zartus thayeri Pessagno and Blome

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyPantanelliidaePessagno 1977
subfamilyPantanelliinaePessagno 1977
genusZartusPessagno and Blome 1980
speciesthayeriPessagno and Blome 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.

Zartus thayeri Pessagno and Blome 1980
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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 Aalenian to the top of the Early/Lower Bathonian or 174.70000 to 165.30000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Japan Zartus thayeri (54166)
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6Canada (British Columbia) Zartus thayeri (71122)
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6USA (Oregon) Zartus thayeri (32730)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2Oman Zartus thayeri (125362)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2USA (Oregon) Zartus thayeri (type locality: 32741)
Late/Upper Bajocian168.6 - 168.2USA (Oregon) Zartus thayeri (106403)
Early/Lower Bathonian168.2 - 165.3USA (Oregon) Zartus thayeri (94149)