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Eptingium

Protozoa - Entactinaria - Eptingiidae

Taxonomy
Eptingium was named by Dumitrica (1978) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Anis-u Tr Nori Sepkoski's reference number: 754,938]. Its type is Eptingium manfredi. It is the type genus of Eptingiidae.

It was assigned to Eptingiidae by De Wever et al. (2001); and to Nassellaria by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Eptingium Dumitrica
2001Eptingium De Wever et al. p. 188
2002Eptingium Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderEntactinariaKozur and Mostler 1982
familyEptingiidaeDumitrica 1978
genusEptingiumDumitrica 1978

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. †Eptingium Dumitrica 1978
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†Eptingium aljilense Dumitrica et al. 2010
†Eptingium amoenum Carter 1993
†Eptingium manfredi Dumitrica 1978
†Eptingium nakasekoi Kozur and Mostler 1994
†Eptingium onesimos 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 Spathian to the top of the Early/Lower Hettangian or 251.30000 to 196.50000 Ma

Collections (156 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Japan (Kanto) E. sp. (220547 220548 220552 220556 220558)
Spathian - Aegean251.3 - 242.0China (Yunnan) E. sp. (220581)
Aegean - Bithynian247.2 - 242.0Japan (Aichi) E. manfredi (220809)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Japan E. japonicum, E. nakasekoi (77118)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Japan (Tochigi) E. japonicum, E. sp. A, E. sp., E. nakasekoi (96064) E. sp. A, E. sp., E. nakasekoi (96061 96062 96063)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Yunnan) E. manfredi (95438 95442) E. nakasekoi (95435)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Russian Federation (Primorsky Krai) E. manfredi (220626)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Thailand E. manfredi (131579) E. sp., E. manfredi, E. nakasekoi (73871 73872)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Thailand E. manfredi (130491 130492 130496 130497 130498 130499 130502 130505 130506 130507 130509 130510 130511 130516 130518 130527 130528 130530 130535 130537) E. manfredi, E. nakasekoi (130484 130485 130494 130519 130521) E. nakasekoi (130486 130517 130522)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Slovenia E. sp. A, E. manfredi, E. nakasekoi (96051)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Hungary E. manfredi (153381)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0China (Xizang) E. manfredi (95741) E. nakasekoi (95740 95743 95744)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Thailand E. manfredi (64512 64513 64514 64515 64517 64518)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0China (Yunnan) E. manfredi (220595 220596) E. nakasekoi (220582)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Japan (Aichi) E. manfredi (220810 220811 220812 220813 220814 220816)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Thailand (San Kamphaeng) E. manfredi (220613 220614 220615 220616 220618 220619)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0China (Shaanxi) E. manfredi, E. nakasekoi (220759)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Russian Federation (Primorsky Krai) E. manfredi (220625)
Anisian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0Malaysia E. manfredi (87130 87141 87143 87170 87173 87215)
Anisian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0Albania E. manfredi (53991)
Illyrian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0Japan (Aichi) E. manfredi (220817 220818)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0China E. manfredi (131101)
Illyrian - Fassanian247.2 - 235.0Slovakia E. manfredi (96140)
Illyrian - Fassanian247.2 - 235.0Italy (Veneto) E. manfredi (96203)
Illyrian - Fassanian247.2 - 235.0Slovenia E. manfredi (54015 54016 54017 54018 54019 54020 54021 54022 54023)
Illyrian - Longobardian247.2 - 235.0Hungary E. sp., E. nakasekoi (153380)
Illyrian - Carnian247.2 - 228.0Hungary E. manfredi, E. nakasekoi (153389)
Illyrian - Tuvalian247.2 - 221.5Hungary E. sp. (153382)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Philippines E. sp., E. manfredi (53994 53995)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0USA (Alaska) E. manfredi (91029)
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0Oman E. manfredi (130121)
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0Albania E. manfredi (53989 53993)
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0Indonesia E. manfredi (66917 66918 66919 66920 66921)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Oman E. aljilense (96086)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0China (Xizang) E. japonicum (96056)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Philippines E. sp. (53997)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Thailand E. sp. (130294)
Julian235.0 - 232.0China (Xizang) E. manfredi (95742)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Mexico E. sp. A, E. sp. B (131157)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Turkey E. sp. (58583)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Canada (British Columbia) E. amoenum (94702 94704 94707 94728 94733 94734 94735 94737 94738 94740 94741 94744 94747 94748) E. amoenum, E. onesimos (94742 94743 94752 94755) E. oneismos (97492) E. onesimos (94709 94711 94714 94717 94722 94751 94753 94754 94756 94757 94758 94760 94762 94763 94764)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Philippines (Palawan) E. amoenum (95145)
Aratauran201.4 - 188.9New Zealand (Otago) E. onesimos (196552)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.3 - 196.5Canada (British Columbia) E. oneismos (97489 97494)