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Plafkerium fidicularium

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Capnuchosphaeridae

Taxonomy
Plafkerium fidicularium was named by Carter (1993). Its type locality is 87-CNA-SKUD-7 Kunga Island, which is in a Rhaetian basinal (siliciclastic) limestone/siltstone in the Sandilands Formation of Canada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. abotti, P. cochleatum, P. compactum, P. firmus, P. longidentatum, P. variabilis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Plafkerium fidicularium Carter

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyCapnuchosphaeridaeDe Wever 1979
genusPlafkerium
speciesfidicularium

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.

†Plafkerium fidicularium Carter 1993
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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: Rhaetian or 205.70000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Canada (British Columbia) Plafkerium fidicularium (94709 94738 94739 94747 type locality: 94753 94754 94755 94756 94758 94759)