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Pentactinocarpus magnus

Protozoa - Entactinaria - Pentactinocarpidae

Taxonomy
Oertlisphaera magna 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 Pentactinocarpus magnus by O'Dogherty et al. (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Oertlisphaera magna Kozur and Mostler
2009Pentactinocarpus magnus O'Dogherty et al.

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderEntactinariaKozur and Mostler 1982
familyPentactinocarpidaeDumitrica 1978
genusPentactinocarpusDumitrica 1978
speciesmagnus()

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.

Pentactinocarpus magnus 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 Ladinian to the top of the Julian or 241.46400 to 233.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Philippines Pentactinocarpus magnus (53995)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Austria Oertlisphaera magna (type locality: 95665)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Philippines Pentactinocarpus magnus (53997)