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Prunopyle

Protozoa - Actinommidae

Taxonomy
Prunopyle was named by Dreyer (1889) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Spumellaria by Sepkoski (2002); and to Actinommidae by De Wever et al. (2001), Sharma and Takahashi (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Prunopyle Dreyer
2001Prunopyle De Wever et al. p. 121
2002Prunopyle Sepkoski
2007Prunopyle Sharma and Takahashi p. 818

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superfamilyEthmosphaeraceaHaeckel 1862
familyActinommidaeHaeckel 1862
genusPrunopyleDreyer 1889

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. Prunopyle Dreyer 1889
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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: Middle Miocene or 15.98000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Ecuador P. titan (90851)