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Capnuchosphaera smithorum

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Capnuchosphaeridae

Taxonomy
Capnuchosphaera smithorum was named by Blome (1983). Its type locality is OR-39 Morgan Mountain, Izee, which is in a Norian deep-water lime mudstone in the Rail Cabin Argillite Formation of Oregon.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Capnuchosphaera smithorum Blome

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyCapnuchosphaeridaeDe Wever 1979
genusCapnuchosphaeraDe Wever 1979
speciessmithorum

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: Norian or 227.30000 to 205.70000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (Oregon) Capnuchosphaera smithorum (type locality: 95117 95118 95119 95120 95126 95127 95129 95130 95131 95132 95133 95134 95135 95136 95137 95138 95139 95140)
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (Alaska) Capnuchosphaera smithorum (91033)