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Canoptum margaritaense

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Parvicingulidae

Taxonomy
Canoptum margaritaense was named by Carter et al. (1998). Its type locality is S8-10-QC-675 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. banale, C. cucurbita, C. farawayense, C. farawayensis, C. inornatum, C. rugosum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Canoptum margaritaense 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
speciesmargaritaense

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 margaritaense 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 Sinemurian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliensbachian or 199.50000 to 184.20000 Ma

Collections (40 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Hettangian - Early/Lower Sinemurian201.4 - 192.9Canada (British Columbia) Canoptum margaritaense (94378)
Late/Upper Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Canada (British Columbia) Canoptum margaritaense (94363 type locality: 94383 94384 94385 94386 94413)
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Türkiye Canoptum margaritaense (33676 33677 33678 33679 33680 33681 33682)
Late/Upper Sinemurian - Early/Lower Pliensbachian199.5 - 184.2Canada (British Columbia) Canoptum margaritaense (119700 119701)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Canada (British Columbia) Canoptum margaritaense (119703 119709 119745 119746 119747 119748 119750 119752 119756 119787 119788 119789 119790 119791 119792 119793 119794 119795 119796 119797 119798 119800 119803 119804)