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Plectochitina

Protozoa

Taxonomy
Plectochitina is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Rhizopodea by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Plectochitina Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
RankNameAuthor
classRhizopodeavon Siebold 1845
genusPlectochitina

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Rhuddanian to the top of the Sheinwoodian or 443.40000 to 430.50000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8Canada (Quebec) P. nodifera (190816) P. sp. (190819)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.4 - 438.5Russian Federation (Siberia) P. saharica (206542)
Raikkula440.8 - 438.8Estonia P. sp. (203606)
Adavere439.0 - 428.2Estonia (Saare) P. ralphi (192057)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Estonia P. pachyderma (183425 183426)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Estonia P. pachyderma (183431 183432 183435 183436 183437 183438 183440 183441 183480 183482 183485 183486 183487)