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Challengeriacea

Protozoa

Taxonomy
Challengeriacea was named by Murray (1876). It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Challengeriacea Murray
1961Challengeriacea Loeblich and Tappan

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
RankNameAuthor
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superfamilyChallengeriaceaMurray 1876
superfamilyChallengeriaceaMurray 1876

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. Challengeriacea Murray 1876
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Fm. Lirellidae Loeblich and Tappan 1961
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G. Lirella Ehrenberg 1872
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Lirella baileyi Ehrenberg 1872
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Invalid names: Cadium marinum Bailey 1856 [replaced]
Invalid names: Beroetta Cleve 1899 [synonym], Cadium Bailey 1856 [synonym]
Invalid names: Cadiidae Borgert 1910 [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