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Pseudoheliodiscus finchi

Protozoa - Entactinaria - Saturnalidae

Taxonomy
Pseudoheliodiscus finchi was named by Pessagno et al. (1979). Its type specimen is USNM 251820 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is V4FB, V4F traverse, Punta San Hipolito, Baja California, which is in an Alaunian basinal (siliceous) chert in the San Hipolito Formation of Mexico.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Pseudoheliodiscus finchi Pessagno
1979Pseudoheliodiscus finchi Pessagno et al. p. 170 figs. Pl. 5, figs. 9-10

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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
genusPseudoheliodiscusKozur and Mostler 1972
speciesfinchi

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.

Pseudoheliodiscus finchi Pessagno et al. 1979
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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 Alaunian to the top of the Pliensbachian or 215.56000 to 182.70000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Mexico Pseudoheliodiscus finchi (type locality: 131155)
Alaunian - Sevatian215.56 - 205.6Mexico Pseudoheliodiscus finchi (131150 131151 131160 131161 131162)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Philippines (Palawan) Pseudoheliodiscus finchi (95145)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Turkey (Antalya) Pseudoheliodiscus finchi (81267)