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Verticiplagia simplex

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Plagiacanthidae

Taxonomy
Tetrarchiplagia simplex was named by Sugiyama (1992). Its type locality is Mt. Kinkazan, Gifu City, P. nakatsugawaensis assemblage, which is in a Spathian basinal (siliceous) chert/shale in Japan.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Tetrarchiplagia simplex Sugiyama
2004Verticiplagia simplex Dumitrica p. 213

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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
speciessimplex()

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 simplex Sugiyama 1992
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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: Spathian or 251.30000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Japan Tetrarchiplagia simplex (type locality: 95372)