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Mostlerispongus sosioensis

Protozoa - Latentifistularia - Tetratormentidae

Taxonomy
Mostlerispongus sosioensis was named by Kozur (1993). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sample 655, Pietra di Salomone, which is in a Wuchiapingian basinal (siliciclastic) claystone in Italy. It is the type species of Mostlerispongus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Mostlerispongus sosioensis Kozur

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderLatentifistulariaCaridroit et al. 1999
familyTetratormentidaeNestell and Nestell 2010
genusMostlerispongus
speciessosioensis

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: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Italy (Sicily) Mostlerispongus sosioensis (type locality: 95260)