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Verticiplagia abietinoides

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Plagiacanthidae

Taxonomy
Tetrarchiplagia abietinoides was named by Dumitrica (1982). Its type specimen is I.G.G. 103736 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CR and CRH, Fabricii valley, Cristian village, which is in a Pelsonian marine horizon in Romania.

It was recombined as Verticiplagia abietinoides by Dumitrica (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Tetrarchiplagia abietinoides Dumitrica p. 413 figs. Pl. 2, figs. 8,9,14.
2004Verticiplagia abietinoides Dumitrica p. 208

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyPlagiacanthidaeHertwig 1879
subfamilyZamolxinaeDumitrica 1982
genusVerticiplagia
speciesabietinoides()

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.

Verticiplagia abietinoides Dumitrica 1982
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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: Illyrian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Hungary Verticiplagia abietinoides (96199)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Romania Tetrarchiplagia abietinoides (130108)
Illyrian - Fassanian247.2 - 235.0Italy (Veneto) Tetrarchiplagia abietinoides (96204)