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Praeparvicingula decora

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Parvicingulidae

Taxonomy
Ristola decora was named by Pessagno and Whalen (1982). Its type specimen is USNM 307270 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Praecaneta decora by Pessagno et al. (1993); it was recombined as Praeparvicingula decora by Yeh (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Ristola decora Pessagno and Whalen
1982Ristola decora Pessagno, Jr. and Whalen p. 148 figs. Pl. 11, figs. 7, 10, 17, 21; Pl. 13, figs. 12-13
1993Praecaneta decora Pessagno et al.
2009Praeparvicingula decora Yeh

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyAmphipyndaceaRiedel 1967
familyParvicingulidaePessagno 1977
genusPraeparvicingulaPessagno et al. 1993
speciesdecora()

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.

Praeparvicingula decora Pessagno, Jr. and Whalen 1982
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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 Bajocian to the top of the Middle Callovian or 170.90000 to 161.50000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2USA (California) Praecaneta decora (51631 51632 51633 51634 51635)
Early/Lower Bathonian168.2 - 165.3USA (Oregon) Praeparvicingula decora (94149)
Early/Lower Bathonian168.2 - 165.3USA (California) Praecaneta decora (51644 51645)
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3USA (Oregon) Ristola decora (127253 127255 127256)
Bathonian - Early/Lower Callovian168.2 - 161.5USA (California) Praecaneta decora (185426 185427)
Early/Lower Callovian - Middle Callovian165.3 - 161.5USA (Alaska) Praecaneta decora (50703 50705)
Middle Callovian165.3 - 161.5USA (Oregon) Praecaneta decora (50709)