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Stichocapsa

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Eucyrtidiidae

Taxonomy

Stichocapsa was named by Haeckel (1881) [Sepkoski's age data: J Plie R]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Stichocapsidae.

It was assigned to Eucyrtidiidae by De Wever et al. (2001); to Stichocapsidae by Vishnevskaya and Murchey (2002); and to Nassellaria by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

S. anguillula, S. biceps, S. biconica, S. bukkiana, S. citriformis, S. convexa, S. ellipsoides, S. elpenor, S. gravida, S. japonica, S. naradaniensis, S. pilula, S. praepulchella, S. pseudoconvexa, S. pupa, S. robusta, S. singularis, S. taenia, S. yamizoensis

Species lacking formal opinion data

S. altiforamina, S. crescenda, S. cribata, S. imminuta, S. mediocris, S. pulchella, S. renzae, S. trachyostraca

Synonyms

Stichocapsa anguillula was named by Rüst (1892). It is not extant.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Aitchison et al. (2017).
Stichocapsa biceps was named by Rüst (1892). It is not extant.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Aitchison et al. (2017).
Stichocapsa bukkiana was named by Rüst (1892). It is not extant.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Aitchison et al. (2017).
Stichocapsa citriformis was named by Rüst (1892). It is not extant.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Aitchison et al. (2017).
Stichocapsa ellipsoides was named by Rüst (1892). It is not extant.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Aitchison et al. (2017).
Stichocapsa elpenor was named by Rüst (1892). It is not extant.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Aitchison et al. (2017).
Stichocapsa gravida was named by Rüst (1892). It is not extant.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Aitchison et al. (2017).
Stichocapsa pupa was named by Rüst (1892). It is not extant.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Aitchison et al. (2017).
Stichocapsa taenia was named by Rüst (1892). It is not extant.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Aitchison et al. (2017).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1881	Stichocapsa Haeckel
1892	Stichocapsa anguillula Rüst
1892	Stichocapsa biceps Rüst
1892	Stichocapsa bukkiana Rüst
1892	Stichocapsa citriformis Rüst
1892	Stichocapsa ellipsoides Rüst
1892	Stichocapsa elpenor Rüst
1892	Stichocapsa gravida Rüst
1892	Stichocapsa pupa Rüst
1892	Stichocapsa taenia Rüst
2001	Stichocapsa De Wever et al. p. 278
2002	Stichocapsa Sepkoski
2002	Stichocapsa Vishnevskaya and Murchey p. 104

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Rank	Name	Author
—	Life
—	Eukaryota	()
class	Protozoa	Goldfuss 1820
subphylum	Sarcodina	Schmarda 1871
class	Reticularea	Lankester 1885
subclass	Radiolaria	(Müller 1858)

Rank	Name	Author
superorder	Polycystina	(Ehrenberg 1838)
order	Nassellaria	Ehrenberg 1875
superfamily	Eucyrtidiacea	Ehrenberg 1847
family	Eucyrtidiidae	Ehrenberg 1847
genus	Stichocapsa	Haeckel 1881

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. Stichocapsa Haeckel 1881

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†Stichocapsa biconica Matsuoka 1991

†Stichocapsa convexa Yao 1979

†Stichocapsa japonica Yao 1979

†Stichocapsa naradaniensis Matsuoka 1984

†Stichocapsa pilula Rüst 1885

†Stichocapsa praepulchella Hori 1999

†Stichocapsa pseudoconvexa Kemkin and Taketani 2004

†Stichocapsa robusta Matsuoka 1984

†Stichocapsa singularis Tan Sin Hok 1927

†Stichocapsa yamizoensis Hori 1999

Invalid names: Stichocapsa anguillula Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium], Stichocapsa biceps Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium], Stichocapsa bukkiana Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium], Stichocapsa citriformis Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium], Stichocapsa ellipsoides Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium], Stichocapsa elpenor Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium], Stichocapsa gravida Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium], Stichocapsa pupa Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium], Stichocapsa taenia 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: base of the Early/Lower Sinemurian to the top of the Campanian or 196.50000 to 72.10000 Ma

Collections (212 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Jurassic	201.4 - 174.7	Japan	S. sp. (120133) S. sp. A (120134) S. sp. B (120139)
Hettangian - Pliensbachian	201.3 - 182.7	Japan	S. sp. (120179 120180 120184 120185 120188 120189 120190)
Sinemurian	199.3 - 190.8	Turkey	S. sp. A (33682)
Early/Lower Sinemurian	196.5 - 189.6	Philippines	S. sp. A, S. sp. B (51813) S. sp. A, S. sp. B, S. sp. C (51816) S. sp. B (51814)
Pliensbachian	190.8 - 182.7	USA (California)	S. sp. (87216) S. sp. A (185245 185247 185248 185249 185250 185344 185357 185358)
Pliensbachian	190.8 - 182.7	Russian Federation	S. sp. (51563)
Pliensbachian	190.8 - 182.7	Mexico (Baja California Sur)	S. sp. A (33559)
Pliensbachian - Early/Lower Toarcian	190.8 - 182.0	Japan	S. sp. B (124888 124889 124890)
Pliensbachian - Toarcian	190.8 - 174.1	USA (California)	S. sp. A (185244)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian	189.6 - 183.0	Japan	S. sp. (52057)
Early/Lower Toarcian	183.0 - 182.0	Japan	S. biconica (51710) S. sp., S. biconica (124830)
Early/Lower Toarcian	183.0 - 182.0	Slovenia	S. biconica (67151)
Middle Toarcian	182.0 - 175.6	Japan	S. sp. A, S. convexa (76521)
Middle Toarcian	182.0 - 175.6	Canada (British Columbia)	S. convexa (71084)
Middle Toarcian - Aalenian	182.0 - 170.3	Japan	S. sp. B (124896 124901)
Early/Lower Aalenian	175.6 - 171.6	Japan	S. japonica (120194)
Early/Lower Aalenian - Middle Aalenian	175.6 - 171.6	Japan	S. sp. C, S. sp. D, S. sp. A, S. sp. B, S. convexa (51711)
Late/Upper Aalenian	175.6 - 171.6	Japan (Kochi)	S. sp. C, S. sp. SY01, S. sp. SY02, S. sp. SY03, S. sp. SY04, S. sp. SY05, S. convexa, S. japonica (66916)
Late/Upper Aalenian	175.6 - 171.6	Japan	S. sp. D, S. sp. A, S. sp. B, S. convexa (51712) S. sp. T006, S. tegiminis, S. sp. C, S. sp. D, S. convexa, S. japonica (54166)
Aalenian	174.1 - 170.3	China (Tibet)	S. sp., S. convexa (51617)
Aalenian - Bajocian	174.1 - 168.3	Spain	S. convexa, S. japonica (131813)
Aalenian - Bajocian	174.1 - 168.3	India (Jammu and Kashmir)	S. japonica (131359)
Early/Lower Bajocian	171.6 - 168.4	Canada (British Columbia)	S. convexa (71120 71126) S. convexa, S. japonica (71117 71119 71122 71123 71124 71125)
Early/Lower Bajocian	171.6 - 168.4	Japan	S. sp. E, S. japonica (51713) S. sp., S. japonica (76518)
Early/Lower Bajocian - Late/Upper Bajocian	171.6 - 167.7	Armenia	S. convexa (131355) S. japonica (131354)
Late/Upper Bajocian	171.6 - 167.7	Japan	S. sp. A, S. sp. B, S. sp. E, S. convexa, S. japonica (51714)
Late/Upper Bajocian - Early/Lower Bathonian	171.6 - 164.7	Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray)	S. japonica (92804)
Late/Upper Bajocian - Early/Lower Bathonian	171.6 - 164.7	Oman	S. robusta (125298)
Late/Upper Bajocian - Early/Lower Bathonian	171.6 - 164.7	Albania	S. cicciona (51373) S. cicciona, S. japonica (51357) S. japonica (51306 51365) S. sp. B, S. japonica (51366)
Late/Upper Bajocian - Early/Lower Bathonian	171.6 - 164.7	Costa Rica	S. convexa (209714)
Late/Upper Bajocian - Middle Bathonian	171.6 - 164.7	Japan	S. sp., S. convexa, S. japonica (76520)
Late/Upper Bajocian - Middle Callovian	171.6 - 161.2	Greece	S. convexa, S. robusta (47838) S. robusta (47833 47837)
Bajocian	170.3 - 168.3	USA (California)	S. convexa (51632 51635 185425) S. convexa, S. japonica (51631) S. sp. B (185257 185267)
Bajocian	170.3 - 168.3	Japan (Gifu)	S. tegiminis, S. sp. A (96066)
Bajocian	170.3 - 168.3	Oman	S. robusta (125363)
Bajocian	170.3 - 168.3	Russian Federation	S. convexa (51603)
Bajocian	170.3 - 168.3	Spain	S. convexa (131814 131817) S. convexa, S. japonica (131815)
Bajocian - Early/Lower Bathonian	170.3 - 164.7	Indonesia	S. convexa, S. robusta, S. japonica (47514)
Bathonian	168.3 - 166.1	Albania	S. cicciona (51344)
Bathonian - Early/Lower Callovian	168.3 - 161.2	USA (California)	S. convexa (185428) S. sp. B (185259)
Bathonian - Oxfordian	168.3 - 157.3	Spain	S. convexa, S. japonica (131819 131820)
Early/Lower Bathonian	167.7 - 164.7	Albania	S. cicciona (51359)
Late/Upper Bathonian	167.7 - 164.7	Japan	S. sp. (76519)
Middle Bathonian	167.7 - 164.7	Switzerland	S. cicciona, S. convexa, S. robusta, S. japonica (66939) S. robusta, S. pilula, S. japonica (66940)
Middle Bathonian	167.7 - 164.7	Albania	S. cicciona (51338)
Late/Upper Bathonian - Callovian	167.7 - 163.5	Romania	S. tuscanica, S. naradaniensis (78704)
Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Callovian	167.7 - 161.2	Slovakia	S. convexa, S. japonica (53799) S. sp. E, S. convexa (53797) S. sp. E, S. japonica (53796)
Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Callovian	167.7 - 161.2	Albania	S. naradaniensis (51339 51347) S. robusta (51341 51361 51367)
Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Callovian	167.7 - 161.2	Greece	S. robusta (47843)
Middle Bathonian - Early/Lower Callovian	167.7 - 161.2	Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray)	S. sp., S. japonica (92816)
Middle Bathonian - Early/Lower Callovian	167.7 - 161.2	India (Jammu and Kashmir)	S. robusta (131360)
Callovian	166.1 - 163.5	Japan	S. robusta (77131)
Callovian	166.1 - 163.5	Italy	S. robusta, S. japonica (47164) S. sp. D, S. convexa, S. robusta, S. naradaniensis (47163)
Early/Lower Callovian	164.7 - 161.2	Albania	S. cicciona, S. robusta (51340) S. robusta (51363) S. sp. A (51348)
Late/Upper Callovian	164.7 - 161.2	Germany (Bavaria)	S. naradaniensis (66959)
Late/Upper Callovian - Early/Lower Oxfordian	164.7 - 155.7	Germany (Bavaria)	S. cicciona, S. convexa, S. robusta, S. japonica (66991) S. convexa (66981 66985 66987) S. naradaniensis (66994 67001) S. robusta (66995) S. robusta, S. naradaniensis (66978) S. sp. E (66992) S. trachyostraca (66984) S. trachyostraca, S. naradaniensis (66999) S. trachyostraca, S. robusta (66980)
Late/Upper Callovian - Early/Lower Oxfordian	164.7 - 155.7	Philippines	S. sp., S. robusta (52070)
Late/Upper Callovian - Middle Oxfordian	164.7 - 155.7	Greece	S. convexa (47839)
Oxfordian	163.5 - 157.3	Italy	S. japonica (47168)
Oxfordian	163.5 - 157.3	Japan	S. robusta (77127)
Oxfordian	163.5 - 157.3	Romania	S. tuscanica (78678)
Oxfordian - Tithonian	163.5 - 145.0	Japan	S. robusta (116553)
Late/Upper Oxfordian	161.2 - 155.7	Switzerland	S. convexa (47162)
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian	161.2 - 155.7	Italy	S. ulivii (78760)
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian	161.2 - 155.7	Romania	S. tuscanica (78706)
Middle Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian	161.2 - 150.8	Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray)	S. cribata (92817)
Kimmeridgian	157.3 - 152.1	Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray)	S. cribata, S. pseudoconvexa (92818)
Kimmeridgian	157.3 - 152.1	Oman	S. pulchella (125378)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian	155.7 - 150.8	Italy	S. convexa (47166)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian	155.7 - 150.8	Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray)	S. cribata, S. mediocris (92738) S. cribata, S. mediocris, S. pseudoconvexa (92742) S. sp., S. altiforamina, S. cribata, S. mediocris, S. pseudoconvexa (92735 92737)
Tithonian	152.1 - 145.0	Philippines	S. sp. B (47170)
Early/Lower Tithonian	150.8 - 145.0	Antarctica	S. sp. A (46962 51827)
Early/Lower Tithonian	150.8 - 145.0	Italy	S. crescenda, S. sp. B (47167) S. sp. B, S. robusta (47165)
Early/Lower Tithonian	150.8 - 145.0	Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray)	S. altiforamina, S. cribata, S. mediocris, S. pseudoconvexa (92747) S. cribata (92743) S. cribata, S. mediocris (92744 92745) S. sp., S. altiforamina, S. cribata, S. mediocris (92746)
Early/Lower Tithonian - Middle Tithonian	150.8 - 145.0	Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray)	S. cribata, S. pseudoconvexa (92820) S. pseudoconvexa (92822)
Late/Upper Tithonian	150.8 - 145.0	Japan	S. praepulchella (131582 131585 131587 131588 131590 131591 131592 131593 131597 131668 131822) S. praepulchella, S. yamizoensis (131584 131596 131673) S. yamizoensis (131581)
Late/Upper Tithonian	150.8 - 145.0	Russian Federation	S. horokanaiensis, S. sp. (47799)
Late/Upper Tithonian	150.8 - 145.0	Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray)	S. altiforamina, S. cribata, S. mediocris, S. pseudoconvexa (92750) S. cribata, S. pseudoconvexa (92790) S. sp., S. cribata, S. mediocris (92791) S. sp., S. cribata, S. mediocris, S. pseudoconvexa (92792) S. sp., S. cribata, S. pseudoconvexa (92823)
Late/Upper Tithonian	150.8 - 145.0	Antarctica	S. singularis (46968 46969)
Middle Tithonian	150.8 - 145.0	Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray)	S. altiforamina, S. cribata, S. mediocris (92748)
Early/Lower Berriasian	145.0 - 140.2	Russian Federation	S. devorata, S. sp. (51288)
Early/Lower Berriasian	145.0 - 140.2	Philippines	S. renzae, S. sp. 2, S. sp. 3, S. sp. 4, S. sp. 5, S. sp. 6, S. sp. 7, S. sp. 8, S. sp. 9, S. sp. 10, S. sp. 11, S. sp. 12, S. pulchella, S. sp. 13, S. sp. 14, S. sp. 15, S. sp. 16, S. sp. 17, S. sp. 18, S. sp. 19, S. sp. 20, S. sp. 21 (51153)
Berriasian	145.0 - 139.8	Oman	S. crescenda (47172) S. imminuta (47171)
Late/Upper Valanginian - Late/Upper Hauterivian	140.2 - 130.0	Turkey	S. sp. (131002)
Early/Lower Valanginian - Early/Lower Barremian	140.2 - 125.45	Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray)	S. sp., S. cribata, S. altiforamina (92825)
Valanginian	139.8 - 132.9	Russian Federation	S. pulchella (51607)
Valanginian - Barremian	139.8 - 125.0	Malaysia	S. altiforamina (69300 69301)
Early/Lower Hauterivian	136.4 - 130.0	Italy	S. pulchella (49139)
Late/Upper Hauterivian	136.4 - 130.0	Italy	S. pulchella (49140 49141 49142 49143 49144 51792 51793)
Early/Lower Barremian	130.0 - 125.45	Italy	S. pulchella (49126 49128 51794 51800 51801 51802 51803 51804 51805) S. pulchella, S. antiforamina (49127)
Late/Upper Barremian	130.0 - 125.45	Italy	S. pulchella (51799)
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian	130.0 - 122.46	Italy	S. pulchella (51797 51798)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian	99.6 - 89.3	Poland	S. sp. (95778)
Late/Upper Turonian	93.5 - 89.3	Poland	S. sp. (95782)
Santonian	86.3 - 83.6	Japan (Hokkaido)	S. sp. A (96039)
Campanian	83.6 - 72.1	Japan (Hokkaido)	S. sp. A (96045 96046)