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Lithosphaera

Protozoa - Archaeospicularia - Archeoentactiniidae

Taxonomy
Lithosphaera was named by Won (1998). Its type is Lithosphaera oesensis.

It was assigned to Archeoentactiniidae by Noble et al. (2017).

Species
L. oesensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Lithosphaera Won
2017Lithosphaera Noble et al. p. 431

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderArchaeospiculariaDumitrica et al. 2000
familyArcheoentactiniidaeWon, in Won and Below 1999
genusLithosphaeraWon 1998

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. †Lithosphaera Won 1998
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available