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Cassideus

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Cuniculiformiidae

Taxonomy
Cassideus was named by Pessagno (1969) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno-l]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Nassellaria by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cuniculiformiidae by Dumitrica and Zügel (2003).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Cassideus Pessagno
2002Cassideus Sepkoski
2003Cassideus Dumitrica and Zügel p. 38

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyCuniculiformiidaeDe Wever 1982
genusCassideusPessagno 1969

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. †Cassideus Pessagno 1969
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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: base of the Early/Lower Tithonian to the top of the Late/Upper Albian or 149.20000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bayern) C. biannulatus, C. deweveri, C. scalariconus (51152)
Albian113.2 - 100.5USA (California) C. yoloensis, C. sp. A (54072)
Early/Lower Albian - Late/Upper Albian113.2 - 100.5USA (California) C. yoloensis (54057)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5USA (California) C. yoloensis (54062)