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Calocycloma

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Eucyrtidiidae

Taxonomy
Calocycloma was named by Haeckel (1887) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l T Eo-m-l Sepkoski's reference number: 686]. It is extant. Its type is Eucyrtidium ampulla.

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

Species
C. ampulla
Species lacking formal opinion data
C. ampulla, C. castum, C. castum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Calocycloma Haeckel
2001Calocycloma De Wever et al. p. 278
2002Calocycloma 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
familyEucyrtidiidaeEhrenberg 1847
genusCalocyclomaHaeckel 1887

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. Calocycloma Haeckel 1887
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Calocycloma ampulla Ehrenberg 1862
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 59.24000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 56.0 Ma

Collections (95 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0North Atlantic C. ampulla (262936)
Thanetian - Ypresian59.24 - 48.07North Atlantic C. ampulla (266053)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Cyprus C. castum (90892 90894)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07North Pacific C. ampulla (245181 245182) C. castum (243859 243860 243861 243862 243863 243864 243865 243866 245050)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07North Atlantic C. ampulla (266049) C. ampulla, C. castum (262930 262931) C. castum (262934 266050)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9North Pacific C. castum (247757)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9North Atlantic C. ampulla, C. castum (262511 262512)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03North Pacific C. ampulla (243917 243918 245161 245162 245163 245164 245165 245166 245167 245168 245169 245170 245171 245172 245173 245174 245175 245176 245177 245178 245179 245180) C. castum (244095 244098 244432 244434 244437 244675 244676 244678 244681 245548 245549 245550 245551 245552)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03North Atlantic C. ampulla (262925 262927) C. ampulla, C. castum (262929) C. castum (262923 262924)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71North Pacific C. ampulla (243916) C. castum (244431 244673 244674)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71South Pacific C. ampulla (254227 254231 254234 254235 254236)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71North Pacific C. ampulla (245151 245152 245153 245154 245155 245156 245157 245158 245159 245160 245546) C. castum (244426 244427 244429 244430 244669 244670 244672 245150 245547) C. castum, C. ampulla (245797)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Peru (Ica) C. ampulla (84654)