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Thecosphaera

Protozoa - Actinommidae

Taxonomy
Thecosphaera was named by Haeckel (1881) [Sepkoski's age data: J u R]. It is extant.

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Thecosphaera Haeckel
1892Thecosphaera sicula Rüst
2001Thecosphaera De Wever et al. p. 121
2002Thecosphaera Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superfamilyEthmosphaeraceaHaeckel 1862
familyActinommidaeHaeckel 1862
genusThecosphaeraHaeckel 1881

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. Thecosphaera Haeckel 1881
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Thecosphaera hexpenetrata Aberdeen 1940
Thecosphaera sexactis Rüst 1892
Invalid names: Thecosphaera sicula Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium]
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: base of the Early/Lower Toarcian to the top of the Holocene or 184.20000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (172 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Japan T. sp. A0, T. sp. D, T. sp. E (51710)
Early/Lower Aalenian - Middle Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Japan T. sp. A, T. sp. B0, T. sp. B (51711)
Late/Upper Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Japan T. sp. B0, T. sp. D (54166) T. sp. C (51712)
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6Japan T. sp. B, T. sp. C, T. sp. A2 (51713)
Late/Upper Bajocian168.6 - 168.2Japan T. sp. A2 (51714)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Russian Federation T. sp. (51614 51615)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333North Pacific T. japonica (258449 266565)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Japan (Akita) T. antarctica (97663)
Neodenticula kamtschatica7.67 - 3.665North Pacific T. japonica (250544 250545 250547 250549) T. pseudojaponica (250551) T. pseudojaponica, T. japonica (250546 250548)
Neodenticula kamtschatica - Neodenticula koizumii - Neodenticula kamtschatica7.67 - 2.65North Pacific T. japonica (250543)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6North Pacific T. akitaensis (261140 261141 261144 261152 261153 261154 261155 261156 261157)
Early/Lower Pliocene - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.58North Pacific T. akitaensis (262158)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58North Pacific T. japonica (247889 247890 247892 247893 247895 251003 251006 251010 251011 251012 251014 251016 251017 251018 251020 256988 258437 258438 258440 258443 258444 258445 260048 260053 260055 260057 260058 266408 266562 266563 266564 268114 268115 268116 268117 268118) T. japonica, T. akitaensis (266555) T. japonica, T. pseudojaponica (247894 247896 247897 256989 258434 258435 258436 258439 258441 260049 260056) T. pseudojaponica (247891 251015 258446 260054)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.58North Pacific T. akitaensis (261139)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117North Pacific T. japonica (247888 251002)
Neodenticula koizumii - Neodenticula kamtschatica3.665 - 2.65North Pacific T. japonica (250540 250541 250542)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58North Pacific T. akitaensis (261135 261137 262145 262147 262151 262153 262155)
C22.61 - 1.78North Pacific T. japonica (254196 254198 254199) T. pseudojaponica (254202) T. pseudojaponica, T. japonica (254197)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8North Pacific T. akitaensis (262132 262135 262136)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774North Pacific T. japonica (261439 261440)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117North Pacific T. japonica (242475 242476 242477 242479 250991 250993 250996 250998 251000 251001 258432 260039 260044 260046 266537 266538 266539 266540 266541 266542 266543 266545 266553 266554 267598 267605 267608 268100 268102 268103 268104 268112 268113) T. japonica, T. pseudojaponica (258433 260043 260045 260047) T. pseudojaponica, T. japonica (250997)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0North Pacific T. japonica (268099)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0North Pacific T. japonica (260832 260833 261889 261890 261893 261895 262293 265957)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Japan T. aequorea (233640 233708 233709 233710 233711 233712)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129North Pacific T. japonica (261430 261432 261433 261436 261437)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Japan T. aequorea (233713)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan T. aequorea (233714)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0North Pacific T. japonica (242466 242467 242468 242469 242470 268096 268097 268098)