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Cyrtidosphaera

Protozoa

Taxonomy
Cyrtidosphaera was named by Haeckel (1861). It is extant.

It was assigned to Radiolaria by Matsuzaki and Suzuki (2014).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Cyrtidosphaera Haeckel
2014Cyrtidosphaera Matsuzaki and Suzuki

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
RankNameAuthor
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
genusCyrtidosphaeraHaeckel 1861

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. Cyrtidosphaera Haeckel 1861
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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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.129 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Japan C. reticulata (233709 233710 233711 233712)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Japan C. reticulata (233713)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan C. reticulata (233714)