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Loffa vesterensis

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae

Taxonomy
Loffa vesterensis 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.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Loffa vesterensis Blome

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyPantanelliidaePessagno 1977
subfamilyCapnodocinae
genusLoffa
speciesvesterensis

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.

†Loffa vesterensis Blome 1983
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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 227.30000 to 215.38000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tuvalian - Lacian233.6 - 215.38Türkiye Loffa vesterensis (130681 130689)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Türkiye Loffa vesterensis (130691 130696)
Lacian - Alaunian227.3 - 211.18Türkiye Loffa vesterensis (130145)
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (Oregon) Loffa vesterensis (type locality: 95117 95118 95119 95120 95131 95133 95134 95135 95136 95137 95138 95139 95140)