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Lithocampe

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Lithocampida

Taxonomy
Lithocampe was named by Ehrenberg (1839) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Ladi R]. It is extant. Its type is Lithocampe radicula.

It was assigned to Lithocampida by Martin (1904); and to Nassellaria by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Lithocampe Ehrenberg
1892Lithocampe lossenii Rüst
1892Lithocampe orenburgensis Rüst
1892Lithocampe pyramis Rüst
1892Lithocampe sphaerocephalica Rüst
1892Lithocampe stenostoma Rüst
1892Lithocampe tschernytschewii Rüst
1892Lithocampe tutata Rüst
1904Lithocampe Martin p. 450
2002Lithocampe Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyCyrtoideaHaeckel 1862
familyLithocampida
genusLithocampeEhrenberg 1839

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. Lithocampe Ehrenberg 1839
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Subg. †Lithocampe (Lithocampanula) Campbell and Clark 1944
†Lithocampe cryptocephala Dumitrica 1970
†Lithocampe marinae Gorbovetz 1966
†Lithocampe marylandica Martin 1904
Lithocampe radicula Ehrenberg 1839
†Lithocampe spinosa Ruedemann and Wilson 1936
Invalid names: Lithocampe lossenii Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium], Lithocampe orenburgensis Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium], Lithocampe pyramis Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium], Lithocampe sphaerocephalica Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium], Lithocampe stenostoma Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium], Lithocampe tschernytschewii Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium], Lithocampe tutata Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium]
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 Early/Lower Pliensbachian to the top of the Selandian or 189.60000 to 59.20000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 183.0 Ma

Collections (46 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Japan L. mediocrys, L. sp. (52057)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Antarctica L. cryptocephala (46971)
Early/Lower Berriasian145.0 - 140.2Russian Federation L. terniseriata (51288)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Russian Federation (Tambov) L. marinae (95160 95162)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Russian Federation (Volgograd) L. marinae (95166)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Russian Federation (Moskovskaya Oblast) L. lepidosa (95983)
Early/Lower Santonian85.8 - 83.5Russian Federation (Moskovskaya Oblast) L. marinae (95977)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Japan (Wakayama) L. manifesta, L. wharanui (95766) L. wharanui (95764)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0New Zealand (Marlborough) L. wharanui (95848 95849 95885 95886 95887 95888) L. wharanui, L. subligata (95884)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Czech Republic L. eminentis (67451)
Danian66.0 - 61.6New Zealand (Marlborough) L. wharanui (95851 95870 95873 95875 95876 95877 95878 95879 95881 95883 95890 95893 95894 95895 95896 95900 95901 95903 95906 95907 95908) L. wharanui, L. subligata (95892 95897 95902 95904 95905)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2New Zealand (Marlborough) L. wharanui (95909 95910)