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Amphipternis clava

Polycystinea - Nassellaria - Amphipyndacidae

Taxonomy
Lithocampe clava was named by Ehrenberg (1874). It is extant. It is the type species of Amphipternis.

It was recombined as Amphipternis clava by Foreman (1973), Suzuki (2009).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by B. Allen on 2024-03-20

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Lithocampe clava Ehrenberg
1973Amphipternis clava Foreman
2009Amphipternis clava Suzuki

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
superphylumRetariaCavalier-Smith 1999
phylumRadiozoa
superclassPolycystinia
classPolycystinea
RankNameAuthor
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyAmphipyndaceaRiedel 1967
familyAmphipyndacidaeRiedel 1967
genusAmphipternis
speciesclava(Ehrenberg 1874)

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.

Amphipternis clava Ehrenberg 1874
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Danian or 72.20000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0New Zealand (Marlborough) Amphipternis clava (95845 95847)
Danian66.0 - 61.66New Zealand (Marlborough) Amphipternis clava (95858)