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Tetraplecta yaoi

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Plagiacanthidae

Taxonomy
Tetraplecta yaoi was named by Dumitrica (2004). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is IN-1, Mino Terrane, which is in a Bajocian basinal (siliceous) carbonate/chert in Japan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Tetraplecta yaoi Dumitrica p. 216 figs. Pl. 3, figs. 1,7

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyPlagiacanthidaeHertwig 1879
subfamilyPlagiacanthinaeHertwig 1879
genusTetraplectaHaeckel 1881
speciesyaoi

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.

Tetraplecta yaoi Dumitrica 2004
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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: Late/Upper Bajocian or 168.60000 to 168.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Bajocian168.6 - 168.2Japan Tetraplecta yaoi (type locality: 51714)