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Lithornithium hirundo

Protozoa - Nassellaria

Taxonomy
Lithocampe hirundo was named by Ehrenberg (1840). It is extant. It is the type species of Lithornithium.

It was recombined as Lithornithium hirundo by Campbell (1954), Suzuki (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Lithocampe hirundo Ehrenberg
1954Lithornithium hirundo Campbell
2009Lithornithium hirundo Suzuki

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
genusLithornithiumEhrenberg 1847
specieshirundo(Ehrenberg 1840)

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.

Lithornithium hirundo Ehrenberg 1840
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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