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Octatormentum

Protozoa - Latentifistularia - Pseudolitheliidae

Taxonomy
Octatormentum was named by Nazarov and Ormiston (1985) [Sepkoski's age data: P Leon P Guad-u Sepkoski's reference number: 535]. Its type is Octatormentum cornelli.

It was assigned to Spumellaria by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pseudolitheliidae by De Wever et al. (2001) and Noble et al. (2017).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Octatormentum Nazarov and Ormiston
1989Pseudolithelius Kozur and Mostler
2001Octatormentum De Wever et al. p. 101
2002Octatormentum Sepkoski
2017Octatormentum Noble et al. p. 467

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderLatentifistulariaCaridroit et al. 1999
familyPseudolitheliidaeKozur and Mostler 1989
genusOctatormentumNazarov and Ormiston 1985

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. †Octatormentum Nazarov and Ormiston 1985
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Octatormentum babcockae Nazarov and Ormiston 1985
Octatormentum cornelli Nazarov and Ormiston 1985
Octatormentum floriferum Sashida and Tonishi 1988
Octatormentum yaoi Wu and Feng 2010
Invalid names: Pseudolithelius Kozur and Mostler 1989 [synonym]
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 Kazanian to the top of the Changhsingian or 272.50000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kazanian - Tatarian272.5 - 257.4Malaysia O. sp. (87185)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Yunnan) O. floriferum (95625)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guangxi) O. floriferum (95331 95332 95333 221440 221466) O. sp., O. floriferum (95334 221462)