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Napora irregularis

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Ultranaporidae

Taxonomy
Napora irregularis was named by Kiessling (1999). Its type locality is Longing Gap Radiolarians, K 44, which is in a Tithonian basinal (siliciclastic) mudstone in the Ameghino Formation of Antarctica.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Napora irregularis Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyUltranaporidaePessagno 1977
genusNaporaPessagno 1977
speciesirregularis

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Napora irregularis 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 Tithonian to the top of the Early/Lower Berriasian or 150.80000 to 140.20000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Antarctica Napora irregularis (46964 51827)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Antarctica Napora irregularis (type locality: 46968 46969)
Early/Lower Berriasian145.0 - 140.2Antarctica Napora irregularis (46970)