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Xiphatractus spumeus

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Stylosphaeridae

Taxonomy
Xiphatractus spumeus was named by Dumitrica (1973). It is extant.

It was recombined as Amphisphaera spumea by Matsuzaki and Suzuki (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Xiphatractus spumeus Dumitrica
2014Amphisphaera spumea Matsuzaki and Suzuki

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyStylosphaeridaeHaeckel 1881
genusXiphatractusHaeckel 1887
speciesspumeusDumitrica 1973

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.

Xiphatractus spumeus Dumitrica 1973
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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 (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Japan Amphisphaera spumea (233710)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Amphisphaera spumea (233714)