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Capnodoce crystallina

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae

Taxonomy
Capnodoce crystallina was named by Pessagno et al. (1979). Its type specimen is USNM 251842 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is V5A3, V5A traverse, Punta San Hipolito, Baja California, which is in a Norian basinal (siliceous) chert in the San Hipolito Formation of Mexico.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Capnodoce crystallina Pessagno
1979Capnodoce crystallina Pessagno et al. p. 176 figs. Pl. 1, figs. 1-3

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyPantanelliidaePessagno 1977
subfamilyCapnodocinae
genusCapnodoceDe Wever 1979
speciescrystallina

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.

Capnodoce crystallina Pessagno et al. 1979
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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: Lacian or 227.30000 to 215.38000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 205.7Türkiye Capnodoce crystallina (130132)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 205.7Mexico Capnodoce crystallina (131141 131144 131147)
Tuvalian - Lacian233.6 - 215.38Türkiye Capnodoce crystallina (130681 130689)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Cyprus Capnodoce crystallina (73854 94789 94790)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Türkiye Capnodoce crystallina (130686 130687 130691 130692 130693 130694 130696 130697 130698 130704 130709)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Mexico Capnodoce crystallina (type locality: 131157 131164)