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Canoptum spinosum

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Parvicingulidae

Taxonomy
Canoptum spinosum was named by Yeh (1987). Its type specimen is NMNS (000001) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Suplee-Izee area, OR-600A, which is in a Toarcian marine tuff/limestone in the Hyde Formation of Oregon.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Canoptum spinosum Yeh p. 64 figs. Pl. 1, Fig. 1-2, 8-9, 15, 17, 21

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
RankNameAuthor
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyAmphipyndaceaRiedel 1967
familyParvicingulidaePessagno 1977
subfamilyWrangelliinae
genusCanoptum
speciesspinosum

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.

Canoptum spinosum Yeh 1987
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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: Early/Lower Toarcian or 184.20000 to 182.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9USA (Oregon) Canoptum spinosum (type locality: 124328 124329 124331)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Japan Canoptum spinosum (124830)