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Lithelius nautiloides

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Litheliidae

Taxonomy
Lithelius nautiloides was named by Popofsky (1908). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Lithelius nautiloides Popofsky
2014Lithelius nautiloides Matsuzaki and Suzuki

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilySponguraceaHaeckel 1862
familyLitheliidaeHaeckel 1862
genusLitheliusHaeckel 1860
speciesnautiloidesPopofsky 1908

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.

Lithelius nautiloides Popofsky 1908
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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: Middle Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Japan Lithelius nautiloides (233711)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Japan Lithelius nautiloides (233713)