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Canoptum columbiaense

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Parvicingulidae

Taxonomy
Canoptum columbiaense was named by Carter et al. (1998). Its type locality is S8-12-QC-676 Kunga Island, which is in a Sinemurian basinal (siliciclastic) limestone/siltstone in the Sandilands Formation of Canada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. annulatum, C. farawayensis, C. rugosum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Canoptum columbiaense Carter et al.

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
RankNameAuthor
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyAmphipyndaceaRiedel 1967
familyParvicingulidaePessagno 1977
subfamilyWrangelliinae
genusCanoptum
speciescolumbiaense

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.

†Canoptum columbiaense 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 Pliensbachian or 201.30000 to 183.00000 Ma

Collections (49 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Turkey Canoptum columbiaense (33670 33671 33672)
Early/Lower Hettangian - Middle Hettangian201.3 - 196.5Canada (British Columbia) Canoptum columbiaense (94392 94395 94397 94398)
Late/Upper Hettangian201.3 - 196.5Canada (British Columbia) Canoptum columbiaense (34140 34142 34144 94291 94293 94297 94400)
Middle Hettangian - Late/Upper Hettangian201.3 - 196.5Canada (British Columbia) Canoptum columbiaense (94285 94288)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8Canada (British Columbia) Canoptum columbiaense (34147)
Late/Upper Hettangian - Early/Lower Sinemurian201.3 - 189.6Canada (British Columbia) Canoptum columbiaense (34146)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Turkey Canoptum columbiaense (33673 33674 33675 33676 33677 33678 33679 33680 33681 33682)
Early/Lower Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Canada (British Columbia) Canoptum columbiaense (94379)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Canada (British Columbia) Canoptum columbiaense (94347 94350 94351 94352 94357 94358 94361 94381 94382 94383 type locality: 94385 94413 94414)
Late/Upper Sinemurian - Early/Lower Pliensbachian196.5 - 183.0Canada (British Columbia) Canoptum columbiaense (119700 119701)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Canada (British Columbia) Canoptum columbiaense (119766 119800 119808 119811)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Canada (British Columbia) Canoptum columbiaense (119776)