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Acanthocircus minimus

Protozoa - Entactinaria - Saturnalidae

Taxonomy
Saturnalis minimus was named by Squinabol (1914).

It was recombined as Acanthocircus minimus by Yang (1993).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Saturnalis minimus Squinabol
1993Acanthocircus minimus Yang

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderEntactinariaKozur and Mostler 1982
familySaturnalidaeDeflandre 1953
subfamilySaturnalinaeDeflandre 1953
genusAcanthocircusSquinabol 1903
speciesminimus(Squinabol 1914)

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.

Acanthocircus minimus Squinabol 1914
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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 Kimmeridgian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 155.70000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Antarctica Acanthocircus minimus (46961)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Italy Acanthocircus minimus (47167)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Antarctica Acanthocircus minimus (46962 46964 46971 51826 51827)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Mexico (San Luis Potosi) Acanthocircus minimus (51767 51776)