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Prunobrachium longum

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Sponguridae

Taxonomy
Prunobrachium longum was named by Pessagno (1975). Its type locality is DSDP Site 275 Campbell Plateau, which is in a Campanian basinal (siliceous) siltstone/chert in New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Prunobrachium longum Pessagno

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familySponguridaeHaeckel 1862
genusPrunobrachiumKozlova 1966
specieslongum

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.

†Prunobrachium longum Pessagno 1975
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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: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2New Zealand Prunobrachium longum (type locality: 95819)