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Plafkerium

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Capnuchosphaeridae

Taxonomy
Plafkerium was named by Pessagno et al. (1979) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Ladi Tr Nori-u Sepkoski's reference number: 754].

It was assigned to Capnuchosphaeridae by Carter (1993); and to Spumellaria by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Plafkerium Pessagno et al. p. 179
1993Plafkerium Carter
2002Plafkerium Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyCapnuchosphaeridaeDe Wever 1979
genusPlafkerium

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.

G. †Plafkerium Pessagno et al. 1979
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†Plafkerium abbotti Pessagno et al. 1979
†Plafkerium antiquum Sugiyama 1992
†Plafkerium confluens Dumitrica et al. 1980
†Plafkerium contortum Dumitrica et al. 1980
†Plafkerium fidicularium Carter 1993
†Plafkerium gadoense Carter 1993
†Plafkerium hindei Pessagno et al. 1979
†Plafkerium keloense Carter 1993
†Plafkerium muelleri Dumitrica et al. 1980
†Plafkerium robustum Yeh 1989
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 Spathian to the top of the Early/Lower Hettangian or 251.30000 to 196.50000 Ma

Collections (142 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian - Toarcian293.52 - 174.1Canada (British Columbia) P. sp. (200434)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Japan (Tochigi) P. sp. (220577)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Japan P. antiquum (95372) P. sp. (95329)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Japan (Kanto) P. sp. (220541 220545 220552 220553 220556 220557 220561 220563 220565) P. spp. (220543 220544 220547 220548 220558)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Japan (Aichi) P. compactum (220806) P. sp. (220802 220803 220804 220805)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2China (Guangxi) P. sp. (95187)
Aegean - Bithynian247.2 - 242.0Japan (Aichi) P. antiquum (220808) P. sp. (220807 220809)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Japan (Tochigi) P. sp., P. antiquum (96061 96062 96063) P. variabilis, P. sp., P. antiquum (96064)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Thailand P. confluens (73872) P. variabilis, P. longidentatum (131579)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0New Zealand P. antiquum (61459 95173)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Japan P. antiquum (77114)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Hungary P. abotti (153381)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Thailand P. antiquum (130494 130499 130505 130507 130516 130517 130518 130528 130530) P. antiquum, P. contortum (130506) P. contortum (130510)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Slovenia P. contortum (96051)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Japan (Aichi) P. antiquum (220810 220811 220812 220813 220815 220816) P. sp., P. antiquum (220814)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Thailand (San Kamphaeng) P. sp. (220615 220616 220618 220619)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Thailand P. sp. (64514 64515 64517 64518)
Anisian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0Russian Federation (Primorsky Krai) P. cochleatum (220627)
Illyrian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0Japan (Aichi) P. sp., P. antiquum (220817 220818)
Illyrian - Fassanian247.2 - 235.0Italy (Veneto) P. contortum, P. confluens, P. muelleri (96203)
Illyrian - Fassanian247.2 - 235.0Slovenia P. longidentatum (54015 54017 54018 54019 54020 54021 54022 54023)
Middle Triassic - Toarcian247.2 - 174.1Canada (British Columbia) P. sp. (200435)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Thailand P. firmus, P. abbotti (73874)
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0Albania P. hindei (53993) P. sp. (53989)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Turkey P. longidentatum (131008)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Slovenia P. abbotti (54028 54029) P. sp. (54026)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (Oregon) P. sp. A, P. sp. B, P. sp. C, P. robustum (96067)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Mexico P. abbotti, P. hindei (131155) P. hindei (131156)
Alaunian - Sevatian215.56 - 205.6Mexico P. abbotti (131151 131163) P. abbotti, P. hindei (131159 131160) P. hindei (131150)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Canada (British Columbia) P. sp. A (94697)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Canada (British Columbia) P. fidicularium (94739 94756) P. fidicularium, P. gadoense (94738 94755) P. fidicularium, P. gadoense, P. keloense (94753) P. gadoense (94713 94724 94727 94728 94730 94731 94745 94746 94748 94762 94763) P. gadoense, P. keloense (94714 94716 94717) P. keloense (94715 94722) P. sp. (97480 97492) P. sp. A (94704 94707 94711 94743) P. sp. A, P. fidicularium (94754) P. sp. A, P. fidicularium, P. gadoense, P. keloense (94759) P. sp. A, P. gadoense (94702 94726 94737 94741 94751) P. sp. A, P. gadoense, P. keloense (94729 94764) P. sp. A, P. sp. B (94740) P. sp. A, P. sp. B, P. fidicularium, P. gadoense (94709 94747) P. sp. B (94742) P. sp. B, P. fidicularium, P. gadoense, P. keloense (94758) P. sp. B, P. gadoense (94734 94736) P. sp. B, P. gadoense, P. keloense (94733 94760)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3USA (Nevada) P. keloense (130597 130599) P. sp. A (130593)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.3 - 196.5Canada (British Columbia) P. sp. (97483)