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Anomalacantha

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Astrosphaeridae

Taxonomy
Anomalacantha was named by Loeblich and Tappan (1961). It is extant.

It was assigned to Astrosphaerinae by Loeblich and Tappan (1961).

Species

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Heteracantha Mast
1961Anomalacantha Loeblich and Tappan p. 94
2001Heteracantha De Wever et al. p. 110

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyAstrosphaeridaeHaeckel 1881
subfamilyAstrosphaerinaeHaeckel 1881
genusAnomalacantha

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. Anomalacantha Loeblich and Tappan 1961
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Invalid names: Heteracantha Mast 1910 [replaced]
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