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Bipedis rotundus

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Ultranaporidae

Taxonomy
Bipedis rotundus was named by Carter et al. (1998). Its type locality is S8-9-QC-674 Kunga Island, which is in a Sinemurian basinal (siliciclastic) limestone/siltstone in the Sandilands Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Bipedis rotundus 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
speciesrotundus

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 rotundus 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: Late/Upper Sinemurian or 199.50000 to 192.90000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Philippines Bipedis rotundus (51813 51816)
Late/Upper Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Canada (British Columbia) Bipedis rotundus (94347 94350 94352 94355 94357 94360 94363 94364 type locality: 94382 94383 94413)