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Praeconosphaera sphaeroconus

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Parvivaccidae

Taxonomy
Conosphaera sphaeroconus was named by Rüst (1898).

It was recombined as Praeconosphaera sphaeroconus by Yang (1993).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. multiconus, P. sphaeraconus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Conosphaera sphaeroconus Rüst
1993Praeconosphaera sphaeroconus Yang

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyParvivaccidaePessagno and Yang 1989
subfamilyAcaeniotylinaeYang 1993
genusPraeconosphaeraYang 1993
speciessphaeroconus(Rüst 1898)

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.

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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 Oxfordian to the top of the Early/Lower Albian or 157.90000 to 110.10000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.5 - 152.21Slovakia Praeconosphaera sphaeroconus (53853 53858)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Germany (Bavaria) Praeconosphaera sphaeroconus (58492 58493)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Oman Praeconosphaera sphaeroconus (125308)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Russian Federation Praeconosphaera sphaeroconus (51296)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Mexico (San Luis Potosi) Praeconosphaera sphaeroconus (51755 51763 51764 51765 51769 51770 51773 51776)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Antarctica Praeconosphaera sphaeroconus (46964 46972)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Antarctica Praeconosphaera sphaeroconus (46968)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Japan Praeconosphaera sphaeroconus (131594)
Early/Lower Berriasian143.1 - 141.0Russian Federation Praeconosphaera sphaeroconus (51288)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Oman Praeconosphaera sphaeroconus (125368)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Oman Praeconosphaera sphaeroconus (125303)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian119.57 - 110.1Oman Praeconosphaera sphaeroconus (47783)