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Flustrellinae

Protozoa - Ommatodiscidae

Taxonomy
Flustrellinae was named by Campbell (1954). It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Flustrellinae Campbell
1961Flustrellinae Loeblich and Tappan

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superfamilyCoccodiscaceaHaeckel 1862
familyOmmatodiscidaeStöhr 1880
subfamilyFlustrellinaeCampbell 1954
subfamilyFlustrellinaeCampbell 1954

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.

Subfm. Flustrellinae Campbell 1954
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G. Flustrella Ehrenberg 1838
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Subg. Flustrella (Discospirella) Loeblich and Tappan 1961
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Invalid names: Flustrella (Discospira) Haeckel 1862 [replaced]
Subg. Flustrella (Perispirella) Loeblich and Tappan 1961
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Invalid names: Flustrella (Perispira) Haeckel 1881 [replaced]
Flustrella concentrica Ehrenberg 1839
Invalid names: Trematodiscus Haeckel 1860 [objective synonym]
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Santonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 85.70000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 83.6 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Russian Federation (Tambov) Flustrella cretacea (95160)
Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.7 - 72.2Russian Federation (Tambov) Flustrella cretacea (95159)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0New Zealand (Marlborough) Flustrella cretacea, Flustrella ruesti (95884)
Danian66.0 - 61.66New Zealand (Marlborough) Flustrella cretacea (95893 95896 95903) Flustrella cretacea, Flustrella ruesti (95892 95897 95902)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Japan Flustrella polygonia (233640 233708 233709 233710 233711 233712)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Japan Flustrella polygonia (233713)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Flustrella polygonia (233714)