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Cantalum

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae

Taxonomy
Cantalum was named by Pessagno et al. (1979) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Nori-m J Bajo Sepkoski's reference number: 707,754]. Its type is Cantalum holdsworthi.

It was assigned to Pantanelliidae by Kiessling (1995); to Pantanelliinae by De Wever et al. (2001); and to Spumellaria by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
C. gratum, C. holdsworthi (type species), C. tianense
Species lacking formal opinion data
C. alium

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Cantalum Pessagno et al. p. 178
1995Cantalum Kiessling
2001Cantalum De Wever et al. p. 111
2002Cantalum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyPantanelliidaePessagno 1977
subfamilyPantanelliinaePessagno 1977
genusCantalum

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.

G. †Cantalum Pessagno et al. 1979
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†Cantalum gratum Carter 1993
†Cantalum holdsworthi Pessagno et al. 1979
†Cantalum tianense Carter 1993
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

Age range: base of the Carnian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 237.00000 to 145.06000 Ma

Collections (45 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 227.3USA (Oregon) C. sp. A (96067)
Lacian - Alaunian227.3 - 211.18New Zealand C. sp. (53969)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Mexico C. holdsworthi (131157 131164)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Canada (British Columbia) C. gratum (94715 94717 94719 94722 94739 94740 94743 94753 94754 94758 94759 94760 94763 97492) C. sp. A (94738 94751) C. sp. A, C. gratum (94709 94742) C. sp. A, C. sp. B, C. gratum (94736) C. sp. A, C. sp. B, C. gratum, C. tianense (94741) C. sp. A, C. sp. B, C. tianense (94734) C. sp. A, C. tianense (94747) C. sp. B, C. gratum (94755) C. sp. B, C. tianense (94732 94733) C. tianense (94702 94704 94731 94748 94749)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Philippines (Palawan) C. sp. A (95145)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Türkiye C. alium (130666 130668 130673) C. alium, C. sp. A (130669) C. sp. A (130671)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Canada (British Columbia) C. gratum, C. tianense (97489)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2USA (Oregon) C. sp. A (124324)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Antarctica C. sp. A (46962 46971) C. sp. B (51826)