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Pseudostylosphaera magnispinosa

Protozoa - Entactinaria - Hindeosphaeridae

Taxonomy
Pseudostylosphaera magnispinosa was named by Yeh (1989). It is not extant. Its type locality is Fields Creek, OR123C, which is in a Ladinian basinal (siliceous) chert in the Fields Creek Formation of Oregon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Pseudostylosphaera magnispinosa Yeh

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderEntactinariaKozur and Mostler 1982
familyHindeosphaeridaeKozur and Mostler 1981
genusPseudostylosphaeraKozur and Mostler 1981
speciesmagnispinosa

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.

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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 Illyrian to the top of the Ladinian or 243.33000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian - Ladinian246.7 - 237.0Malaysia Pseudostylosphaera magnispinosa (87143 87215)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464China (Xizang) Pseudostylosphaera magnispinosa (95743)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Thailand Pseudostylosphaera magnispinosa (130498 130505 130514 130516 130517 130518)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0USA (Oregon) Pseudostylosphaera magnispinosa (type locality: 96068)