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Bipedis helenae

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Ultranaporidae

Taxonomy
Bipedis helenae was named by Carter et al. (1998). Its type locality is S8-13-QC-677 Kunga Island, which is in a Sinemurian basinal (siliciclastic) limestone/siltstone in the Sandilands Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Bipedis helenae Carter et al.

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyUltranaporidaePessagno 1977
genusBipedis
specieshelenae

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.

Bipedis helenae 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 Late/Upper Hettangian to the top of the Late/Upper Sinemurian or 201.30000 to 189.60000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Hettangian201.3 - 196.5Canada (British Columbia) Bipedis helenae (34140)
Early/Lower Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Philippines Bipedis helenae (51813 51815 51816)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Canada (British Columbia) Bipedis helenae (94344 94346 94348 94349 94353 94360 94361 94362 94363 94364 94382 94384 94385 type locality: 94386 94419 94420)