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Aspiculum gigantium

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Aspiculumidae

Taxonomy
Aspiculum gigantium was named by Won et al. (2007). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Geological Survey of Canada, GSC-125707, a test. Its type locality is Western Brook Pond, south section, Unit 19a, which is in a Tremadocian marine mudstone in the Green Point Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Aspiculum gigantium Won et al.

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyAspiculumidaeWon et al. 2005
genusAspiculumWon et al. 2005
speciesgigantium

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.

†Aspiculum gigantium Won et al. 2007
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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: Tremadocian or 486.85000 to 477.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Aspiculum gigantium (type locality: 234141)