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Praeorbiculiformella yanensis

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Veghicycliidae

Taxonomy
Praeorbiculiformella yanensis was named by Carter et al. (1998). Its type locality is S11-1-86-CAA-T-2/3 Yakoun River, Graham Island, which is in a Sinemurian basinal (siliciclastic) limestone/siltstone in the Sandilands Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Praeorbiculiformella yanensis Carter et al.

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyVeghicycliidaeKozur and Mostler 1972
genusPraeorbiculiformella
speciesyanensis

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.

Praeorbiculiformella yanensis 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: Late/Upper Sinemurian or 196.50000 to 189.60000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Canada (British Columbia) Praeorbiculiformella yanensis (94360 94361 94362 94364 94381 94382 94383 type locality: 94413 94414 94419 94420 94422)