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Mesovallupus

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae

Taxonomy
Mesovallupus was named by Pessagno and MacLeod (1987) [Sepkoski's age data: J Tith-u].

It was assigned to Vallupinae by De Wever et al. (2001); and to Spumellaria by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Mesovallupus Pessagno and MacLeod
2001Mesovallupus De Wever et al. p. 112
2002Mesovallupus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyPantanelliidaePessagno 1977
subfamilyVallupinaePessagno and MacLeod 1987
genusMesovallupusPessagno and MacLeod 1987

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. †Mesovallupus Pessagno and MacLeod 1987
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Mesovallupus guadalupensis Pessagno and MacLeod 1987
Mesovallupus limbus Cheng 1992
Mesovallupus nawalpa Cheng 1992
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 Early/Lower Tithonian to the top of the Late/Upper Tithonian or 149.20000 to 143.10000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Antarctica M. guadalupensis (46971)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Philippines M. limbus, M. nawalpa (47170)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Japan M. guadalupensis (131589 131593)