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Porodiscus

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Spongodiscidae

Taxonomy
Porodiscus was named by Haeckel (1881) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr u R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Spongodiscidae by De Wever et al. (2001); and to Spumellaria by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Porodiscus Haeckel
1892Porodiscus cabrierensis Rüst
1892Porodiscus intricatus Rüst
1892Porodiscus rossicus Rüst
1895Porodiscus brevi Hinde and Fox
1895Porodiscus clathratus Hinde and Fox
1895Porodiscus lens Hinde and Fox
1895Porodiscus percinctus Hinde and Fox
2001Porodiscus De Wever et al. p. 158
2002Porodiscus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familySpongodiscidaeHaeckel 1862
genusPorodiscusHaeckel 1881

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. Porodiscus Haeckel 1881
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†Porodiscus vulgaris Lipman 1952
Invalid names: Porodiscus brevi Hinde and Fox 1895 [nomen dubium], Porodiscus cabrierensis Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium], Porodiscus clathratus Hinde and Fox 1895 [nomen dubium], Porodiscus intricatus Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium], Porodiscus lens Hinde and Fox 1895 [nomen dubium], Porodiscus percinctus Hinde and Fox 1895 [nomen dubium], Porodiscus rossicus Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium]
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 Santonian to the top of the Holocene or 85.70000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Russian Federation (Tambov) P. vulgaris (95160)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Russian Federation (Volgograd) P. vulgaris (95166)
Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.7 - 72.2Russian Federation (Tambov) P. vulgaris (95159)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333North Pacific P. sp. B (266414)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774North Pacific P. sp. B (261440)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117North Pacific P. sp. B (242477 266534 266542 266543 266545 266552 267598)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0North Pacific P. sp. B (268099)
NN191.9 - 0.42North Pacific P. sp. (266887 266889)
Matuyama0.99 - 0.773North Pacific P. sp. (265534)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0North Pacific P. sp. B (242466 242467 242468 242470)