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Pylodiscus triangularis

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Pyloniidae

Taxonomy
Pylodiscus triangularis was named by Haeckel (1887). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Pylodiscus triangularis Haeckel
2014Pylodiscus triangularis Matsuzaki and Suzuki

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyPyloniidaeHaeckel 1881
subfamilyPylodiscinaeHaeckel 1887
genusPylodiscusHaeckel 1887
speciestriangularisHaeckel 1887

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: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (3 total)


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