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Sinosphaera

Protozoa - Entactinaria - Entactiniidae

Taxonomy
Sinosphaera was named by Feng (2004). Its type is Sinosphaera spinosa.

It was assigned to Xiphostylidae by Feng (2004); and to Entactiniidae by Noble et al. (2017).

Species
S. spinosa (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Sinosphaera Feng
2017Sinosphaera Noble et al. p. 447

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderEntactinariaKozur and Mostler 1982
familyEntactiniidaeRiedel 1967
genusSinosphaeraFeng 2004

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.

G. †Sinosphaera Feng 2004
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†Sinosphaera spinosa Feng 2004
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 (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guangxi) S. spinosa (95331 95332 95333 95334 95335 95336)