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Anomalosoma heptacanthum

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Astrosphaeridae

Taxonomy
Heterosoma heptacanthum was named by Mast (1910). It is extant. It is the type species of Heterosoma, Anomalosoma.

It was recombined as Anomalosoma heptacanthum by Loeblich and Tappan (1961).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Heterosoma heptacanthum Mast
1961Anomalosoma heptacanthum Loeblich and Tappan

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyAstrosphaeridaeHaeckel 1881
subfamilyAstrosphaerinaeHaeckel 1881
genusAnomalosoma
speciesheptacanthum(Mast 1910)

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