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Quarticella whalenae

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Syringocapsidae

Taxonomy
Stichocapsa whalenae was named by Yeh and Cheng (1998).

It was recombined as Quarticella whalenae by O'Dogherty and Gawlick (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Stichocapsa whalenae Yeh and Cheng
2008Quarticella whalenae O'Dogherty and Gawlick

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyAmphipyndaceaRiedel 1967
familySyringocapsidaeForeman 1973
genusQuarticellaTakemura 1986
specieswhalenae(Yeh and Cheng 1998)

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.

Quarticella whalenae Yeh and Cheng 1998
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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 Early/Lower Sinemurian to the top of the Early/Lower Toarcian or 199.50000 to 182.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Philippines Stichocapsa whalenae (51813 51815 51816)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Austria (Styria) Quarticella whalenae (95555)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Slovenia Stichocapsa whalenae (67146 67150)