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Cenosphaera (Chaunosphaera) primordialis

Protozoa - Ethmosphaeridae

Taxonomy
Cenosphaera primordialis was named by Haeckel (1887). It is extant.

It was recombined as Cenosphaera (Chaunosphaera) primordialis by Loeblich and Tappan (1961).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. igoi, C. rugosa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Cenosphaera primordialis Haeckel
1961Cenosphaera (Chaunosphaera) primordialis Loeblich and Tappan

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyEthmosphaeraceaHaeckel 1862
familyEthmosphaeridaeHaeckel 1862
subfamilyEthmosphaerinaeHaeckel 1862
genusCenosphaeraEhrenberg 1854
subgenusChaunosphaera
speciesprimordialis(Haeckel 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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available