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Triassospongosphaera multispinosa

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Pyramispongiidae

Taxonomy
Acanthosphaera multispinosa was named by Kozur and Mostler (1979). It is not extant. Its type locality is Göstling, which is in a Julian marine limestone in the Goestling Formation of Austria.

It was recombined as Triassospongosphaera multispinosa by Kozur and Mostler (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Acanthosphaera multispinosa Kozur and Mostler
1981Triassospongosphaera multispinosa Kozur and Mostler

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyPyramispongiidaeKozur and Mostler 1978
genusTriassospongosphaeraKozur and Mostler 1981
speciesmultispinosa()

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.

†Triassospongosphaera multispinosa Kozur and Mostler 1979
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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 Anisian to the top of the Julian or 247.20000 to 232.00000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Thailand Triassospongosphaera multispinosa (73871)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Thailand Triassospongosphaera multispinosa (130484 130485 130486 130489 130491 130492 130496 130497 130498 130499 130500 130504 130507 130508 130522 130523 130526 130527)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0China (Xizang) Triassospongosphaera multispinosa (95741 95744)
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0Indonesia Triassospongosphaera multispinosa (66917 66918 66920 66921)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Austria Acanthosphaera multispinosa (type locality: 95665)