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Carpocanium solitarium

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Carpocaniidae

Taxonomy
Lithocampe solitaria was named by Ehrenberg (1839). It is extant. It is the type species of Carpocanium.

It was recombined as Carpocanium solitarium by Campbell (1954), Suzuki (2009).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Lithocampe solitaria Ehrenberg
1954Carpocanium solitarium Campbell
2009Carpocanium solitarium Suzuki

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
RankNameAuthor
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyAcanthodesmiaceaHertwig 1879
familyCarpocaniidaeHaeckel 1881
subfamilyCarpocaniinaeHaeckel 1881
genusCarpocaniumEhrenberg 1847
speciessolitarium(Ehrenberg 1839)

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.

Carpocanium solitarium Ehrenberg 1839
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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