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Archaeocenosphaera mellifera

Protozoa - Xiphostylidae

Taxonomy
Archaeocenosphaera mellifera was named by O'Dogherty (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Archaeocenosphaera mellifera O'Dogherty

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
superfamilyActinommaceaHaeckel 1862
familyXiphostylidaeHaeckel 1881
genusArchaeocenosphaera
speciesmelliferaO'Dogherty 1994

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Archaeocenosphaera mellifera O'Dogherty 1994
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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: base of the Late/Upper Albian to the top of the Middle Turonian or 106.30000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.2 - 100.5Azerbaijan Archaeocenosphaera mellifera (165696 165697)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Italy Archaeocenosphaera mellifera (76512)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Azerbaijan Archaeocenosphaera mellifera (165721 165723 165727)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy Archaeocenosphaera mellifera (78742)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy Archaeocenosphaera mellifera (77273)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy Archaeocenosphaera mellifera (76493 77110 77177)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Slovakia Archaeocenosphaera mellifera (95822)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Greece Archaeocenosphaera mellifera (94921)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Azerbaijan Archaeocenosphaera mellifera (165732)