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Pentaspongodiscus discoides

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Relindellidae

Taxonomy
Pentaspongodiscus discoides was named by Tekin (1999). Its type specimen is Pl. 22, fig. 5 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 96-UKT-522, Sugozu Measured Section I, Alakircay Nappe, which is in a Longobardian marine chert/mudstone in the Sapadere Formation of Turkey.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Pentaspongodiscus discoides Tekin p. 121 figs. Pl. 22, figs. 5-7

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilySpongodiscaceaHaeckel 1862
familyRelindellidaeKozur and Mostler 1980
genusPentaspongodiscus
speciesdiscoides

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: Longobardian or 242.00000 to 235.00000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Turkey Pentaspongodiscus discoides (type locality: 130607 130608 130609 130610 130611 130612 130613 130614 130615 130616 130617 130618 130619 130620)