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Pantanellium silberlingi

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae

Taxonomy
Pantanellium silberlingi was named by Pessagno et al. (1979). Its type specimen is USNM 251854 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is V4FB, V4F traverse, Punta San Hipolito, Baja California, which is in an Alaunian basinal (siliceous) chert in the San Hipolito Formation of Mexico.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Pantanellium silberlingi Pessagno et al. p. 178 figs. Pl. 8, figs. 7-10, 13-14

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyPantanelliidaePessagno 1977
subfamilyPantanelliinaePessagno 1977
genusPantanelliumPessagno 1977
speciessilberlingi

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.

Pantanellium silberlingi 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: Alaunian or 215.56000 to 212.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Mexico Pantanellium silberlingi (type locality: 131155 131156)
Alaunian - Sevatian215.56 - 205.6Mexico Pantanellium silberlingi (131150 131151 131152)