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Ammodiscus parapriscus

Ammodiscidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Ammodiscus parapriscus Ho p. 408 figs. Pl 2, figs 3-6
2013Ammodiscus parapriscus Kolar-Jurkovšek et al. p. 217 figs. 5A-D

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderTextulariinaDelage and Hérouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyAmmodiscoidea(Reuss 1862)
familyAmmodiscidaeReuss 1862
genusAmmodiscusReuss 1862
speciesparapriscusHo 1959

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
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: agglutinatedg
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: herbivoref
Created: 2007-11-25 06:01:21
Modified: 2007-11-25 08:01:21
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Loeblich and Tappan 1984, Loeblich and Tappan 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Dienerian to the top of the Fassanian or 250.50000 to 239.48000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9China (Guizhou) Ammodiscus parapriscus (114736)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1China (Guizhou) Ammodiscus parapriscus (114759 114760 116909 116915 116917 116919)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Slovenia Ammodiscus parapriscus (154676 154677 154678 154679 154680 154681 154682 154683 154684)
Fassanian241.464 - 239.48China (Guizhou) Ammodiscus parapriscus (117072)