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Mostlericyrtium sitepesiformis

Protozoa - Nassellaria

Taxonomy
Mostlericyrtium sitepesiformis was named by Tekin (1999). Its type specimen is Pl. 44, fig. 11 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 97-UKT-137/98-UKT-53, Yaylakuzdere measured section II, Alakircay Nappe, which is in a Lacian basinal (carbonate) limestone in the Gokdere Formation of Turkey. It is the type species of Mostlericyrtium.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. striata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Mostlericyrtium sitepesiformis Tekin

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
genusMostlericyrtium
speciessitepesiformis

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: Lacian or 221.50000 to 215.56000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5Oman Mostlericyrtium sitepesiformis (125201 125370 125387)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Cyprus Mostlericyrtium sitepesiformis (94789 94790)