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Cuniculiformis plinius

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Cuniculiformiidae

Taxonomy
Cuniculiformis plinius was named by De Wever (1982). Its type locality is Gümüslü, sample 1662D, which is in a Pliensbachian basinal (carbonate) limestone in the Sögütlü dere Formation of Türkiye. It is the type species of Cuniculiformis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Cuniculiformis plinius De Wever

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyCuniculiformiidaeDe Wever 1982
genusCuniculiformis
speciesplinius

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.

Cuniculiformis plinius De Wever 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 Early/Lower Toarcian or 199.50000 to 182.90000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Canada (British Columbia) Cuniculiformis plinius (94345 94347 94350 94360 94381 94383)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Türkiye (Antalya) Cuniculiformis plinius (type locality: 81267)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Japan Cuniculiformis plinius (124830)