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Kalimnasphaera

Polycystinea - Spumellaria

Taxonomy
Kalimnasphaera was named by Webby and Blom (1986) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara O u]. It is not extant. Its type is Kalimnasphaera maculosa.

It was assigned to Spumellaria by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
K. maculosa (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Kalimnasphaera Webby and Blom
2002Kalimnasphaera Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
superphylumRetariaCavalier-Smith 1999
phylumRadiozoa
RankNameAuthor
superclassPolycystinia
classPolycystinea
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
genusKalimnasphaeraWebby and Blom 1986

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.

G. †Kalimnasphaera Webby and Blom 1986
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Kalimnasphaera maculosa Webby and Blom 1986
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Katian to the top of the Caradoc or 452.80000 to 449.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Nevada) K. maculosa (13498)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Russian Federation (Siberia) K. sp. (206140)
Katian - Hirnantian452.8 - 443.1Russian Federation (Siberia) K. maculosa (205665)