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Thurstonia timberensis

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Angulobracchiidae

Taxonomy
Thurstonia timberensis was named by Carter et al. (1998). Its type locality is S3-17-87-CNA-KUD-14, Kunga Island, which is in a Sinemurian basinal (siliciclastic) limestone/siltstone in the Sandilands Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Thurstonia timberensis 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
speciestimberensis

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 timberensis 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 Early/Lower Toarcian or 201.40000 to 182.90000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Türkiye Thurstonia timberensis (33671)
Late/Upper Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Canada (British Columbia) Thurstonia timberensis (34144 94293 94295 94297 94298 94376)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.4 - 192.9Canada (British Columbia) Thurstonia timberensis (34147)
Late/Upper Hettangian - Early/Lower Sinemurian201.4 - 192.9Canada (British Columbia) Thurstonia timberensis (34146 94301)
Early/Lower Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Canada (British Columbia) Thurstonia timberensis (type locality: 94305 94306 94380)
Late/Upper Sinemurian - Early/Lower Pliensbachian199.5 - 184.2Canada (British Columbia) Thurstonia timberensis (119700 119701)
Sinemurian - Pliensbachian199.5 - 184.2Japan Thurstonia timberensis (120259)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Canada (British Columbia) Thurstonia timberensis (119764 119768 119790 119800 119854)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Japan Thurstonia timberensis (124830)