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Thallassosphaeracea

Protozoa

Taxonomy
Thallassosphaeracea was named by Haeckel (1862). It is extant.

It was assigned to Radiolaria by Loeblich and Tappan (1961).

Subtaxa
Lithacanthidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Thallassosphaeracea Haeckel
1961Thallassosphaeracea Loeblich and Tappan

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
RankNameAuthor
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superfamilyThallassosphaeraceaHaeckel 1862
superfamilyThallassosphaeraceaHaeckel 1862

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.

Superfm. Thallassosphaeracea Haeckel 1862
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Fm. Lithacanthidae Popovsky 1907
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G. Tetracina Loeblich and Tappan 1961
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Tetracina simplex Popovsky 1907
Invalid names: Tetracanthus Popovsky 1907 [replaced]
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available