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Droltus lyellensis

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Bagotidae

Taxonomy
Droltus lyellensis was named by Pessagno and Whalen (1982). Its type specimen is USNM 307198 and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Droltus.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Droltus lyellensis Pessagno and Whalen
1982Droltus lyellensis Pessagno, Jr. and Whalen p. 122 figs. Pl. 2, figs. 3, 10; Pl. 12, fig. 7

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyArchaeodictyomitraceaPessagno 1976
familyBagotidae
genusDroltus
specieslyellensis

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.

Droltus lyellensis Pessagno, Jr. and Whalen 1982
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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 Late/Upper Pliensbachian or 199.50000 to 184.20000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Hettangian - Early/Lower Sinemurian201.4 - 192.9Peru (Amazonas) Droltus lyellensis (94849)
Early/Lower Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Canada (British Columbia) Droltus lyellensis (94380)
Late/Upper Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Canada (British Columbia) Droltus lyellensis (94345 94346 94347 94350 94351 94352 94353 94354 94355 94357 94360 94361 94362 94363 94381 94382 94385 94386 94420 94422)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Japan Droltus lyellensis (52057)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Canada (British Columbia) Droltus lyellensis (71080)