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Vallupus

Polycystinea - Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae

Taxonomy
Vallupus was named by Pessagno and Blome (1984) [Sepkoski's age data: J Tith-u Sepkoski's reference number: 156].

It was assigned to Pantanelliidae by Kiessling (1999); to Vallupinae by Zügel (1997), De Wever et al. (2001); and to Spumellaria by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Broehl on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Vallupus Pessagno and Blome
1997Vallupus Zügel
1999Vallupus Kiessling
2001Vallupus De Wever et al. p. 112
2002Vallupus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
superphylumRetariaCavalier-Smith 1999
phylumRadiozoa
superclassPolycystinia
RankNameAuthor
classPolycystinea
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyPantanelliidaePessagno 1977
subfamilyVallupinaePessagno and MacLeod 1987
genusVallupusPessagno and Blome 1984

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. †Vallupus Pessagno and Blome 1984
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Vallupus hopsoni Pessagno and Blome 1984
Vallupus japonicus Kawabata 1988
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Invalid names: Vallupus laxus Yang and Pessagno 1989 [synonym]
Vallupus zeissi Pessagno and MacLeod 1987
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Tithonian to the top of the Early/Lower Berriasian or 149.20000 to 141.00000 Ma

Collections (39 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bayern) V. hopsoni (81855)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Antarctica (Antarctic Peninsula) V. hopsoni (51838)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Italy V. hopsoni, V. japonicus (47165 47167)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Mexico (San Luis Potosi) V. hopsoni (51773) V. hopsoni, V. laxus (51755) V. hopsoni, V. laxus, V. zeissi (51763 51771 51776) V. hopsoni, V. zeissi (51762) V. nodosus, V. hopsoni (51760) V. nodosus, V. hopsoni, V. laxus (51768) V. nodosus, V. hopsoni, V. laxus, V. zeissi (51764 51765 51767 51769 51770)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06USA (California) V. hopsoni (50740 50741)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Antarctica V. hopsoni (46962 46965 46972 51825) V. hopsoni, V. japonicus (46967) V. hopsoni, V. zeissi (46971)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Antarctica V. hopsoni (51828)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Japan V. hopsoni (131587 131591 131593 131594 131595 131596 131673) V. hopsoni, V. laxus (131588 131589 131590 131592 131597)
Early/Lower Berriasian143.1 - 141.0Philippines V. japonicus (51153)