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Pentaspongodiscus tortilis

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Relindellidae

Taxonomy
Pentaspongodiscus tortilis was named by Kozur and Mostler (1979). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Göstling, which is in a Julian marine limestone in the Goestling Formation of Austria. It is the type species of Pentaspongodiscus.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. dercourti, P. ladinicus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Pentaspongodiscus tortilis Kozur and Mostler

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilySpongodiscaceaHaeckel 1862
familyRelindellidaeKozur and Mostler 1980
genusPentaspongodiscus
speciestortilis

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.

†Pentaspongodiscus tortilis 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 Illyrian to the top of the Julian or 247.20000 to 232.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Illyrian - Fassanian247.2 - 235.0Italy (Veneto) Pentaspongodiscus tortilis (96203)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Austria Pentaspongodiscus tortilis (type locality: 95665)