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Rhopalastrum tumidum

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Spongodiscidae

Taxonomy
Rhopalastrum tumidum was named by Lipman (1952).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Rhopalastrum tumidum Lipman

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familySpongodiscidaeHaeckel 1862
genusRhopalastrumEhrenberg 1847
speciestumidumLipman 1952

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.

Rhopalastrum tumidum Lipman 1952
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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 Coniacian to the top of the Early/Lower Santonian or 89.80000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Russian Federation (Moskovskaya Oblast) Rhopalastrum tumidum (95913)
Late/Upper Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian89.8 - 83.6Russian Federation (Moskovskaya Oblast) Rhopalastrum tumidum (95980)
Early/Lower Santonian85.7 - 83.6Russian Federation (Moskovskaya Oblast) Rhopalastrum tumidum (95977)
Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.7 - 72.2Russian Federation (Vladimir) Rhopalastrum tumidum (95986)