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Palaeoscenidium venustum

Protozoa - Entactinaria - Palaeoscenidiidae

Taxonomy
Palaeoscenidium venustum was named by Aitchison (1993). It is not extant. Its type specimen is GSWA F43965. Its type locality is Pillara Range, SE of Menyous Gap, Canning Basin, which is in a Frasnian reef, buildup or bioherm shale/limestone in the Gogo Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Palaeoscenidium venustum Aitchison

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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
genusPalaeoscenidiumDeflandre 1953
speciesvenustum

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.

†Palaeoscenidium venustum Aitchison 1993
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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: Early/Lower Frasnian or 382.31000 to 379.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Australia (Western Australia) Palaeoscenidium venustum (type locality: 233596)