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Plafkerium antiquum

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Capnuchosphaeridae

Taxonomy
Plafkerium antiquum was named by Sugiyama (1992).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. abotti, P. cochleatum, P. compactum, P. firmus, P. longidentatum, P. variabilis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Plafkerium antiquum Sugiyama

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyCapnuchosphaeridaeDe Wever 1979
genusPlafkerium
speciesantiquum

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.

†Plafkerium antiquum Sugiyama 1992
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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 Spathian to the top of the Illyrian or 248.10000 to 241.46400 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Japan Plafkerium antiquum (95372)
Aegean - Bithynian246.7 - 244.24Japan (Aichi) Plafkerium antiquum (220808)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Japan Plafkerium antiquum (77114)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Japan (Tochigi) Plafkerium antiquum (96061 96062 96063 96064)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464New Zealand Plafkerium antiquum (61459 95173)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Japan (Aichi) Plafkerium antiquum (220810 220811 220812 220813 220814 220815 220816)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Thailand Plafkerium antiquum (130494 130499 130505 130506 130507 130516 130517 130518 130528 130530)
Illyrian - Ladinian243.33 - 237.0Japan (Aichi) Plafkerium antiquum (220817 220818)