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Capnodoce venusta

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae

Taxonomy
Capnodoce venusta was named by Pessagno et al. (1979). Its type specimen is USNM 251848 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is V5A3, V5A traverse, Punta San Hipolito, Baja California, which is in a Norian basinal (siliceous) chert in the San Hipolito Formation of Mexico.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Capnodoce venusta Pessagno et al. p. 177 figs. Pl. 1, figs. 8-10, 13-14

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyPantanelliidaePessagno 1977
subfamilyCapnodocinae
genusCapnodoceDe Wever 1979
speciesvenusta

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.

Capnodoce venusta Pessagno et al. 1979
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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: Sevatian or 211.18000 to 205.70000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 205.7Mexico Capnodoce venusta (131141 131144 131145)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Mexico Capnodoce venusta (type locality: 131157 131164)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Philippines Capnodoce venusta (53998)