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Retientactinosphaera

Protozoa

Taxonomy
Retientactinosphaera was named by Afanasieva (2011). It is not extant. Its type is Retientactinosphaera magnifica.

It was assigned to Radiolaria by Aitchison et al. (2017).

Species
R. clavata, R. magnifica (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Retientactinosphaera Afanasieva
2017Retientactinosphaera Aitchison et al.

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
RankNameAuthor
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
genusRetientactinosphaeraAfanasieva 2011

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. †Retientactinosphaera Afanasieva 2011
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Retientactinosphaera clavata Afanasieva 2011
Retientactinosphaera magnifica Afanasieva 2011
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available