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Quadricaulis femoris

Protozoa - Latentifistularia - Ormistonellidae

Taxonomy
Quadricaulis femoris was named by Caridroit and De Wever (1986). Its type locality is Mt 1 Mikazuki, K158, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine shale in the Tatsuno Formation of Japan. It is the type species of Quadricaulis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Quadricaulis femoris Caridroit and De Wever

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderLatentifistulariaCaridroit et al. 1999
familyOrmistonellidaeDe Wever and Caridroit 1984
genusQuadricaulis
speciesfemoris

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.

Quadricaulis femoris Caridroit and De Wever 1986
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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 Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.90000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Thailand (Mae Hong Son) Quadricaulis femoris (95151 95152)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Thailand (Mae Hong Son) Quadricaulis femoris (95156)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Guangxi) Quadricaulis femoris (95585 95627)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Japan (Hyogo) Quadricaulis femoris (type locality: 95682)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guangxi) Quadricaulis femoris (95331 95332 95333 95334 221431 221432 221433 221441 221456 221457 221461 221466)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Yunnan) Quadricaulis femoris (95625)