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Bekoma

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Bekomidae

Taxonomy
Bekoma was named by Riedel and Sanfilippo (1971) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than T Eo-l Sepkoski's reference number: 686]. It is the type genus of Bekomidae.

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

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Bekoma Riedel and Sanfilippo
2001Bekoma De Wever et al. p. 284
2002Bekoma Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyEucyrtidiaceaEhrenberg 1847
familyBekomidae
genusBekomaRiedel and Sanfilippo 1971

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. †Bekoma Riedel and Sanfilippo 1971
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Bekoma bidartensis Riedel and Sanfilippo 1971
Bekoma campechensis Foreman 1973
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 Danian to the top of the Ypresian or 66.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian - Danian72.2 - 61.66North Atlantic B. campechensis (266060)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.24North Atlantic B. campechensis (266057 266058 266059)
Selandian - Thanetian61.66 - 56.0North Atlantic B. bidartensis (266055) B. campechensis (266056)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0China (Tibet) B. campechensis (69734)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Cyprus B. bidartensis, B. campechensis (90895)
Thanetian - Ypresian59.24 - 48.07North Atlantic B. bidartensis (266054) B. divaricata, B. bidartensis (266053)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07North Atlantic B. bidartensis (262935)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9North Pacific B. spp. (247758)