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Teichertus hypnoticus

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Spongodiscidae

Taxonomy
Teichertus hypnoticus was named by Kiessling (1999). Its type locality is Longing Gap Radiolarians, LG 1, which is in a Tithonian basinal (siliciclastic) mudstone in the Ameghino Formation of Antarctica.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Teichertus hypnoticus Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familySpongodiscidaeHaeckel 1862
genusTeichertusHull 1997
specieshypnoticus

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.

Teichertus hypnoticus Kiessling 1999
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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 (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Antarctica (Antarctic Peninsula) Teichertus hypnoticus (9956)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Antarctica Teichertus hypnoticus (46960 46961)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Antarctica Teichertus hypnoticus (46962 46965 type locality: 46971 51826)