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Praemesosaturnalis validus

Protozoa - Entactinaria - Saturnalidae

Taxonomy
Palaeosaturnalis validus was named by Donofrio and Mostler (1978).

It was recombined as Praemesosaturnalis validus by Bragin (2007).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. huxleyense, P. huxleyensis, P. multidentatus, P. sandspitensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Palaeosaturnalis validus Donofrio and Mostler
2007Praemesosaturnalis validus Bragin

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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
genusPraemesosaturnalisKozur and Mostler 1981
speciesvalidus(Donofrio and Mostler 1978)

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.

†Praemesosaturnalis validus Donofrio and Mostler 1978
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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: Norian or 228.00000 to 208.50000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian228.0 - 208.5Cyprus Praemesosaturnalis validus (94791 94797 94799 94800)