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Gorgansium morganense

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae

Taxonomy
Gorgansium morganense was named by Pessagno and Blome (1980).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Gorgansium morganense 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
genusGorgansiumPessagno and Blome 1980
speciesmorganensePessagno 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.

Gorgansium morganense 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 Pliensbachian to the top of the Early/Lower Berriasian or 189.60000 to 140.20000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Canada (British Columbia) Gorgansium morganense (119714 119767 119774)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0USA (Oregon) Gorgansium morganense (124323 124324)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Antarctica Gorgansium morganense (46962 46967 46971 51826 51827)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian150.8 - 140.2Austria Gorgansium morganense (51209)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Austria Gorgansium morganense (51198 51201)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Oman Gorgansium morganense (47172 47177)