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Protopsium gesponsa

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Angulobracchiidae

Taxonomy
Protopsium gesponsa was named by De Wever (1981). Its type locality is Gümüslü, sample 1662D, which is in a Pliensbachian basinal (carbonate) limestone in the Sögütlü dere Formation of Turkey.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Protopsium gesponsa De Wever

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyAngulobracchiidaeBaumgartner 1980
genusProtopsiumPessagno and Poisson 1981
speciesgesponsa

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.

†Protopsium gesponsa De Wever 1981
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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 Toarcian to the top of the Pliensbachian or 183.00000 to 182.70000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Turkey (Antalya) Protopsium gesponsa, Protopsium gesponsa (type locality: 81267)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Japan Protopsium gesponsa (124830)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Slovenia Protopsium gesponsa (67146 67150 67151 67152)