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Palaeoephippium octaramosum

Protozoa - Entactinaria - Palaeoscenidiidae

Taxonomy
Palaeoephippium octaramosum was named by Renz (1990). It is not extant. Its type locality is Radiolarians from the Hanson Creek Formation, Nevada, which is in a Caradoc basinal (carbonate) lime mudstone in the Hanson Creek Formation of Nevada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Palaeoephippium octaramosum Renz

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderEntactinariaKozur and Mostler 1982
familyPalaeoscenidiidaeRiedel 1967
genusPalaeoephippiumGoodbody 1986
speciesoctaramosumRenz 1990

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.

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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: Caradoc or 458.20000 to 449.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Nevada) Palaeoephippium octaramosum (type locality: 13498)