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Vinassaspongus erendili

Protozoa - Spumellaria

Taxonomy
Vinassaspongus erendili was named by Tekin (1999). Its type specimen is Pl. 2, fig. 9. and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 96-UKT-551, Sugozu Measured Section II, Alakircay Nappe, which is in a Julian marine chert/mudstone in the Sapadere Formation of Türkiye.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Vinassaspongus erendili Tekin p. 67 figs. Pl. 2, figs. 9-10

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
genusVinassaspongus
specieserendili

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.

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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 Longobardian to the top of the Julian or 239.48000 to 233.60000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0USA (Alaska) Vinassaspongus erendili (91029)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Türkiye Vinassaspongus erendili (130610 130611 130612 130613 130615 130617 130619 130620 130621 130622)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Türkiye Vinassaspongus erendili (130623 type locality: 130624 130625)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Thailand Vinassaspongus erendili (130294 130295)