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Ferresium philippinense

Protozoa - Entactinaria - Eptingiidae

Taxonomy
Ferresium philippinense was named by Yeh and Cheng (1996). Its type locality is CR90-165 Busuanga Island, which is in a Rhaetian basinal (siliceous) chert in the Philippines.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
F. conclusion

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Ferresium philippinense Yeh and Cheng

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderEntactinariaKozur and Mostler 1982
familyEptingiidaeDumitrica 1978
genusFerresiumBlome 1984
speciesphilippinense

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.

†Ferresium philippinense Yeh and Cheng 1996
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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 Sevatian to the top of the Rhaetian or 211.18000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Türkiye Ferresium philippinense (58584 58588 59169)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Philippines (Palawan) Ferresium philippinense (type locality: 95145)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Türkiye Ferresium philippinense (58586 59170 59171 59172 59173 130143 130146 130149)