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Carpocanistrum

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Carpocaniidae

Taxonomy
Carpocanistrum was named by Haeckel (1887) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u R]. It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Carpocanistrum Haeckel
2001Carpocanistrum De Wever et al. p. 258
2002Carpocanistrum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyAcanthodesmiaceaHertwig 1879
familyCarpocaniidaeHaeckel 1881
subfamilyCarpocaniinaeHaeckel 1881
genusCarpocanistrumHaeckel 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. Carpocanistrum 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

Age range: Late/Upper Eocene or 37.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Peru (Ica) C. azyx (84654)