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Catapsydrax africanus

Globigerinidae

Taxonomy
Globigerinita africana was named by Blow and Banner (1962). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Globigerinita echinata africana by Blow (1979); it was recombined as Catapsydrax africanus by Olsson et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Globigerinita africana Blow and Banner
1979Globigerinita echinata africana Blow
2006Catapsydrax africanus Olsson et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
superfamilyGlobigerinoidea
RankNameAuthor
familyGlobigerinidaeCarpenter et al. 1862
genusCatapsydraxBolli et al. 1957
speciesafricanus()

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.

Catapsydrax africanus Blow and Banner 1962
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2007-11-28 00:47:02
Modified: 2009-05-20 05:31:44
Source: o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
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