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Hagiastrum majusculum

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Hagiastridae

Taxonomy
Hagiastrum majusculum was named by Carter et al. (1998). Its type locality is S5-3-86-OF-KUB-2 Kunga Island, which is in a Sinemurian basinal (siliciclastic) limestone/siltstone in the Sandilands Formation of Canada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Hagiastrum majusculum Carter et al.

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyHagiastridaeRiedel 1971
genusHagiastrumHaeckel 1881
speciesmajusculum

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.

Hagiastrum majusculum 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 Late/Upper Sinemurian to the top of the Early/Lower Aalenian or 199.50000 to 170.90000 Ma

Collections (52 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Canada (British Columbia) Hagiastrum majusculum (type locality: 94350 94351 94352 94355 94357 94360 94361 94362 94382 94384 94385 94413 94421)
Late/Upper Sinemurian - Early/Lower Pliensbachian199.5 - 184.2Canada (British Columbia) Hagiastrum majusculum (119701)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Canada (British Columbia) Hagiastrum majusculum (119713 119714 119748 119765 119766 119767 119768 119769 119770 119771 119773 119774 119775 119787 119789 119790 119800 119801 119811 119854)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Austria (Styria) Hagiastrum majusculum (95555)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Canada (British Columbia) Hagiastrum sp. A (71080)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Mexico (Baja California Sur) Hagiastrum majusculum (33567)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Slovenia Hagiastrum majusculum (67146)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9USA (Oregon) Tetratrabs sp. E (124328)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Japan Hagiastrum majusculum (51710 124830)
Middle Toarcian182.9 - 180.4Canada (British Columbia) Hagiastrum majusculum, Hagiastrum egregium (71090)
Middle Toarcian - Late/Upper Toarcian182.9 - 174.7Canada (British Columbia) Hagiastrum majusculum, Hagiastrum egregium (71094 71095 71096 71098 71099)
Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Canada (British Columbia) Hagiastrum majusculum, Hagiastrum egregium (71127)
Early/Lower Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Canada (British Columbia) Hagiastrum majusculum (119855)
Early/Lower Aalenian - Middle Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Japan Hagiastrum majusculum (51711)
Late/Upper Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Spain Hagiastrum majusculum (120127)
Late/Upper Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Japan Tetraditryma sp. F (51712)