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Trexus dodgensis

Protozoa - Nassellaria

Taxonomy
Trexus dodgensis was named by Carter et al. (1998). Its type locality is S8-5-QC-574 Kunga Island, which is in a Hettangian/Sinemurian basinal (siliciclastic) limestone/siltstone in the Sandilands Formation of Canada. It is the type species of Trexus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Trexus dodgensis Carter et al.

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
genusTrexus
speciesdodgensis

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.

†Trexus dodgensis 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 Sinemurian or 201.30000 to 190.80000 Ma

Collections (41 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Turkey Trexus dodgensis (33671 33672)
Late/Upper Hettangian201.3 - 196.5Canada (British Columbia) Trexus dodgensis (34140 94376 94400)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8Canada (British Columbia) Trexus dodgensis (34147)
Late/Upper Hettangian - Early/Lower Sinemurian201.3 - 189.6Canada (British Columbia) Trexus dodgensis (34146 94300 94301 type locality: 94378)
Late/Upper Hettangian - Early/Lower Sinemurian201.3 - 189.6Peru (Amazonas) Trexus dodgensis (94849)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Turkey Trexus dodgensis (33673 33674 33675 33676 33677 33678 33679 33680 33681 33682)
Early/Lower Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Canada (British Columbia) Trexus dodgensis (94306 94379 94380)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Canada (British Columbia) Trexus dodgensis (94343 94344 94346 94347 94351 94355 94357 94360 94361 94382 94383 94384 94385 94386 94413 94418 94420)