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Acastea acer

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Parvivaccidae

Taxonomy
Acastea acer was named by Yang (1993). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Acastea acer Yang

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyParvivaccidaePessagno and Yang 1989
subfamilyAcaeniotylinaeYang 1993
genusAcasteaYang 1993
speciesacerYang 1993

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.

Acastea acer Yang 1993
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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: Early/Lower Tithonian or 150.80000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Japan Acastea acer (53905)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Mexico (San Luis Potosi) Acastea acer (51755 51760 51762 51763 51764 51765 51767 51771 51776)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0USA (California) Acastea acer (50743)