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Liassosaturnalis parvus

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Parasaturnalidae

Taxonomy
Liassosaturnalis parvus was named by Kozur and Mostler (1990). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Mt. Kirchstein, sample L1, which is in a Hettangian basinal (siliceous) limestone in the Kirchstein Formation of Germany.

It was recombined as Palaeosaturnalis parvus by Danelian (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Liassosaturnalis parvus Kozur and Mostler
2010Palaeosaturnalis parvus Danelian

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyParasaturnalidaeKozur and Mostler 1972
genusLiassosaturnalis
speciesparvus

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.

Liassosaturnalis parvus Kozur and Mostler 1990
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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 Lacian to the top of the Hettangian or 221.50000 to 199.30000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Cyprus Liassosaturnalis parvus (73854 94789)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Canada (British Columbia) Liassosaturnalis parvus (94729 94738 94740 94754 94757 94759 94760 94761 94762 94764)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Germany (Bayern) Liassosaturnalis parvus (type locality: 94833)