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Stauracanthocircus quadratus

Protozoa - Entactinaria - Saturnalidae

Taxonomy
Stauracanthocircus quadratus was named by Kozur and Mostler (1990). Its type locality is Mt. Kirchstein, sample L1, which is in a Hettangian basinal (siliceous) limestone in the Kirchstein Formation of Germany.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Stauracanthocircus quadratus Kozur and Mostler

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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
genusStauracanthocircusKozur and Mostler 1983
speciesquadratus

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.

†Stauracanthocircus quadratus Kozur and Mostler 1990
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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: Hettangian or 201.30000 to 199.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3China (Heilongjiang) Stauracanthocircus quadratus (96059)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Germany (Bayern) Stauracanthocircus quadratus (type locality: 94833)