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Thurstonia gibsoni

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Angulobracchiidae

Taxonomy
Thurstonia gibsoni was named by Carter et al. (1998). Its type locality is S1-2-89-CNA-SKUD-27 Kunga Island, which is in a Hettangian/Hettangian basinal (siliciclastic) limestone/siltstone in the Sandilands Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Thurstonia gibsoni Carter et al.

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyAngulobracchiidaeBaumgartner 1980
genusThurstonia
speciesgibsoni

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.

Thurstonia gibsoni Carter et al. 1998
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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 Hettangian to the top of the Late/Upper Bajocian or 201.30000 to 167.70000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Hettangian201.3 - 196.5Canada (British Columbia) Thurstonia gibsoni (94290)
Early/Lower Hettangian - Middle Hettangian201.3 - 196.5Canada (British Columbia) Thurstonia gibsoni (type locality: 94280 94392 94393 94394 94395 94396 94398)
Late/Upper Hettangian201.3 - 196.5Canada (British Columbia) Thurstonia gibsoni (94292 94293 94376)
Middle Hettangian - Late/Upper Hettangian201.3 - 196.5Canada (British Columbia) Thurstonia gibsoni (94282 94283 94284 94285 94288)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8Canada (British Columbia) Thurstonia gibsoni (34147)
Late/Upper Bajocian171.6 - 167.7USA (Oregon) Thurstonia gibsoni (106403)