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Lithacanthidae

Protozoa - Lithacanthidae

Taxonomy
Lithacanthidae was named by Popovsky (1907). It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Lithacanthidae Popovsky
1961Lithacanthidae Loeblich and Tappan

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superfamilyThallassosphaeraceaHaeckel 1862
familyLithacanthidaePopovsky 1907
familyLithacanthidaePopovsky 1907

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.

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