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Unuma unicus

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Unumidae

Taxonomy
Hsuum unicum was named by Yeh (1987). Its type specimen is NMNS (000091) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Suplee-Izee area, OR-600M, which is in a Toarcian marine tuff/limestone in the Hyde Formation of Oregon.

It was recombined as Unuma unicum by Yao (1997); it was recombined as Unuma unicus by Gorican et al. (2006).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Hsuum unicum Yeh
1997Unuma unicum Yao
2004Hsuum unicum Matsuoka
2006Unuma unicus Gorican et al.

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyArchaeodictyomitraceaPessagno 1976
familyUnumidaeKozur 1984
genusUnumaIchikawa and Yao 1976
speciesunicus()

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.

Unuma unicus 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: base of the Late/Upper Pliensbachian to the top of the Early/Lower Toarcian or 192.90000 to 182.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2USA (Oregon) Hsuum unicum (124327)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Japan Hsuum unicum (124830) Unuma unicum (51710)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9USA (Oregon) Hsuum unicum (124328 124329 type locality: 124331)