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Archaeospongoprunum mengi

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Archaeospongoprunidae

Taxonomy
Archaeospongoprunum mengi was named by Feng et al. (2006). Its type specimen is X0301-44 and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. andersoni, A. macrostylum, A. mesotriassicum, A. nianquensis, A. triplum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Archaeospongoprunum mengi Feng
2006Archaeospongoprunum mengi Feng et al. p. 35 figs. Pl. 6, figs. 2-5

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyArchaeospongoprunidaePessagno 1973
genusArchaeospongoprunumPessagno 1973
speciesmengi

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.

†Archaeospongoprunum mengi Feng et al. 2006
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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: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guangxi) Archaeospongoprunum mengi (95331 95332 95333 95334)