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Sphaerularioidea

Enoplea - Rhabditida

Taxonomy
Sphaerularioidea was named by Lubbock (1861). It is extant.

It was assigned to Tylenchomorpha by Poinar (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Sphaerularioidea Lubbock
2011Sphaerularioidea Poinar p. 302

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—CycloneuraliaAhlrichs 1995
—Nematoidea
phylumNematodaPotts 1932
RankNameAuthor
classEnopleaInglis 1983
subclassDorylaimiaInglis 1983
orderRhabditidaChitwood 1933
suborderTylenchina(Filipjev 1934)
infraorderTylenchomorphaDe Ley and Blaxter 2002
superfamilySphaerularioideaLubbock 1861
superfamilySphaerularioideaLubbock 1861

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.

Superfm. Sphaerularioidea Lubbock 1861
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Fm. Allantonematidae Pereira 1931
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G. Howardula Cobb 1921
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†Howardula helenoschini Poinar 2003
G. †Palaeoparasitylenchus Poinar 2011
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Fm. Anguinidae Gray 1825
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G. †Palaeoanguina Poinar 2011
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†Palaeoanguina dominicana Poinar 2011
Fm. Iotonchidae Goodey 1935
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G. †Paleoiotonchium Poinar 2011
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Fm. Sphaerulariidae Lubbock 1865
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G. Tripius Chitwood 1935
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†Tripius balticus Poinar 2011
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Langhian or 38.00000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Howardula helenoschini, Palaeoallantonema baltica, Palaeoallantonema zygopinae, Tripius balticus (125139)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Palaeoanguina dominicana, Paleoiotonchium dominicanum, Palaeoallantonema apionae, Palaeoallantonema cephalotae, Palaeoallantonema dominicana, Palaeoallantonema phlebotomae, Allantonematidae indet. (122472)