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Pseudoheliodiscus decilobum

Protozoa - Entactinaria - Saturnalidae

Taxonomy
Kozurastrum decilobum was named by Carter (1993). Its type locality is 88-CNA-KPA-R3 Kennecott Point, Graham Island, which is in a Sevatian basinal (siliciclastic) limestone/siltstone in the Sandilands Formation of Canada.

It was recombined as Pseudoheliodiscus decilobum by Yeh and Cheng (1996); it was recombined as Hexasaturnalis decilobum by Danelian (2010).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Kozurastrum decilobum Carter
1996Pseudoheliodiscus decilobum Yeh and Cheng
2010Hexasaturnalis decilobum Danelian

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderEntactinariaKozur and Mostler 1982
familySaturnalidaeDeflandre 1953
subfamilyHeliosaturnalinaeKozur and Mostler 1972
genusPseudoheliodiscusKozur and Mostler 1972
speciesdecilobum()

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.

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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: Sevatian or 212.00000 to 205.60000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian228.0 - 208.5Canada (British Columbia) Kozurastrum decilobum (94695)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Canada (British Columbia) Kozurastrum decilobum (type locality: 94697)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Philippines (Palawan) Pseudoheliodiscus decilobum (95145)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Canada (British Columbia) Kozurastrum decilobum (94702 94704 94724 94746)