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Oroscena

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Orosphaeridae

Taxonomy
Oroscena was named by Haeckel (1887) [Orosphaerida with a simple, polyhedral or subspherical lattice-shell, a,d with numerous pyramidal elevations on its surface, the top of which bears a radial spine.]. It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by Haeckel (1887).

It was assigned to Orosphaeridae by Haeckel (1887).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Oroscena Haeckel

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyOrosphaeridaeHaeckel 1887
genusOroscena

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. Oroscena Haeckel 1887
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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