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Lamprocyclas

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Pterocorythidae

Taxonomy
Lamprocyclas was named by Haeckel (1881) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-l R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Pterocorythidae by O'Conner (1994), De Wever et al. (2001); and to Nassellaria by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Lamprocyclas Haeckel
1994Lamprocyclas O'Conner p. 344
2001Lamprocyclas De Wever et al. p. 258
2002Lamprocyclas Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyAcanthodesmiaceaHertwig 1879
familyPterocorythidaeHaeckel 1881
genusLamprocyclasHaeckel 1881

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. Lamprocyclas Haeckel 1881
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Lamprocyclas matakohe O'Conner 1994
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Oligocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 33.90000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.04 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04New Zealand L. matakohe (90858 90859 90860 90861)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Ecuador L. nupitalis (90838)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Japan L. maritalis (233708 233709)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Japan L. maritalis (233713)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan L. maritalis (233714)