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Lophocyrtis

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Lophocyrtiidae

Taxonomy
Lophocyrtis was named by Haeckel (1887) [Sepkoski's age data: J R]. It is extant. Its type is Eucyrtidium stephanophorum. It is the type genus of Lophocyrtiidae.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Lophocyrtis Haeckel
2001Lophocyrtis De Wever et al. p. 284
2002Lophocyrtis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyEucyrtidiaceaEhrenberg 1847
familyLophocyrtiidae
genusLophocyrtisHaeckel 1887

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. Lophocyrtis Haeckel 1887
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†Lophocyrtis biaurita Ehrenberg 1873
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 M. aragonensis/M. subbotinae CRZ to the top of the Serravallian or 52.30000 to 11.63000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 50.8 Ma

Collections (492 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian - Eocene59.24 - 33.9South Pacific L. dumitricai, L. aspera (258865)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07South Pacific L. dumitricai (247368)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07North Atlantic L. biaurita (262930 262931 262932 262933 266049 266050)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Cyprus L. biaurita (90892 90893 90894)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene56.0 - 37.71South Pacific L. dumitricai, L. semipolita (247367) L. longiventer, L. dumitricai, L. semipolita (247365) L. semipolita (247366)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9North Atlantic L. biaurita (262511 262512)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9South Pacific L. dumitricai, L. semipolita (258864) L. jacchia, L. semipolita (258863) L. keraspera, L. jacchia (258858) L. keraspera, L. longiventer, L. dumitricai, L. jacchia (258860) L. keraspera, L. longiventer, L. dumitricai, L. jacchia, L. aspera, L. jacchia (258859) L. keraspera, L. longiventer, L. jacchia (258861) L. longiventer, L. aspera, L. jacchia, L. semipolita (258862) L. longiventer, L. dumitricai, L. milowi (258857)
Eocene - Oligocene56.0 - 23.04South Pacific L. keraspera, L. longiventer, L. dumitricai, L. aspera (258855) L. longiventer, L. dumitricai (258856)
M. aragonensis/M. subbotinae CRZ52.3 - 50.8South Pacific L. dumitricai (259856)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03North Atlantic L. biaurita (262924 262925 262927 262928 262929)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Cyprus L. biaurita (90890 90891)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71North Pacific L. biaurita (244094) L. hadra, L. jacchia (244224)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71South Pacific L. dumitricai (254224) L. dumitricai, L. jacchia (254226) L. jacchia (247355 254227) L. jacchia, L. oberhaensliae (254225) L. keraspera (254232) L. keraspera, L. dumitricai, L. jacchia, L. semipolita (254229) L. keraspera, L. jacchia (254231) L. keraspera, L. longiventer, L. aspera (247353) L. keraspera, L. longiventer, L. jacchia (247354 247356) L. longiventer (247362) L. longiventer, L. semipolita (247361) L. semipolita (247359 254235)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene48.07 - 33.9South Pacific L. dumitricai, L. jacchia, L. jacchia (254221) L. jacchia (254223) L. jacchia, L. aspera (254220) L. keraspera, L. dumitricai, L. jacchia (254222)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71North Pacific L. hadra (244046) L. milowi (244653) L. oberhaensliae (244468 245696) L. oberhaensliae, L. hadra (244818 245568) L. oberhaensliae, L. hadra, L. jacchia (244816) L. oberhaensliae, L. jacchia (244467)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71South Pacific L. dumitricai, L. aspera (247929) L. longiventer, L. dumitricai, L. aspera (247930)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9South Pacific L. keraspera, L. aspera (247928)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9North Pacific L. hadra, L. jacchia (244045) L. jacchia (244177 245145 245146 245564 245566) L. milowi, L. jacchia (244650 244651 244652) L. oberhaensliae (245567) L. oberhaensliae, L. hadra (245565) L. oberhaensliae, L. jacchia (244465 244466 245695 245814)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9South Pacific L. dumitricai, L. hadra, L. jacchia, L. jacchia, L. oberhaensliae (254217) L. jacchia (254215 254216) L. keraspera (247351) L. keraspera, L. oberhaensliae (254214) L. longiventer, L. dumitricai, L. jacchia (254219) L. longiventer, L. dumitricai, L. jacchia, L. aspera (247352)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9North Pacific L. exitelus, L. hadra, L. jacchia (244148 244168 245810 245811 245813) L. exitelus, L. jacchia (244647) L. exitelus, L. oberhaensliae, L. hadra, L. jacchia (244461 244804 244813) L. hadra, L. jacchia (244169 244170 244171 244173 244174 244223 244463 244666 244667 244805 244806 245537 245541) L. jacchia (244044 244172 244175 244176 244464 244648 244807 244809 244810 244811 244812 244814 245142 245143 245539 245540 245542) L. milowi (244164 244222 244460 244802 245807 245808) L. milowi, L. hadra, L. jacchia (244649) L. milowi, L. oberhaensliae (244801) L. oberhaensliae (244803 245544) L. oberhaensliae, L. hadra, L. jacchia (244462 245812) L. oberhaensliae, L. jacchia (244808 245543)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9South Pacific L. dumitricai, L. aspera (247923) L. keraspera, L. aspera (247926) L. keraspera, L. dumitricai, L. aspera, L. jacchia (247925) L. keraspera, L. longiventer, L. dumitricai, L. jacchia, L. aspera (247924)
Priabonian - Rupelian37.71 - 27.3North Pacific L. milowi (244156 244157 244158 244159 244160 244161 244163 244221 244459 244662 244663 244664 244665 244800 245530 245531 245532 245533 245534 245535 245536 245805 245806) L. milowi, L. oberhaensliae (244458) L. milowi, L. pegetrum (244660 244661) L. pegetrum (244152 244153 244154 244155 244658 244659)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3South Pacific L. dumitricai, L. oberhaensliae (254212) L. longiventer, L. dumitricai (247350)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3North Pacific L. milowi (244042 244219 244220 244454 244456 244457 244644 244646 244791 244792 244794 244795 244797 244798 245518 245521 245524 245525 245526 245527 245528 245529 245562) L. milowi, L. exitelus (244455) L. milowi, L. oberhaensliae (244453 244645) L. milowi, L. pegetrum (244642 244643 244788) L. oberhaensliae, L. hadra (244799) L. pegetrum (243875 243876 244212 244213 244214 244215 244216 244217 244448 244449 244450 244451 244452 244780 244781 244782 244783 244785 244786 244790 245300 245513 245515 245559 245560 245561 245859)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.04North Pacific L. pegetrum (244333 244334 244335 244336 244337 244338 244339 244447 244502 244503 244504 244505 244779 245008 245009 245010 245241 245242 245243 245244 245298 245299 245507 245508 245510 245848 245849 245850 245851 245852 245853 245854 245855 245856 245857 245858)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04North Pacific L. pegetrum (243873 243874 243921 243922 243923 243924 244498 244499 244500 244501 244771 244772 244773 244774 244775 244776 244777 245007 245235 245236 245237 245238 245239 245240 245296 245297 245377 245378 245379 245380 245381 245382 245383 245384 245385 245386 245500 245670 245672 245673 245674 245675 245676 245677 245678 245679 245680 245681 245682 245683 245684 245685 245686 245687 245688 245689 245690 245839 245840 245841 245842 245843 245844 245845 245846 245847)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04South Pacific L. keraspera (247922)
Chattian - Aquitanian27.3 - 20.45North Pacific L. leptetrum (245362) L. leptetrum, L. pegetrum (244330 245233) L. pegetrum (243920 244331 244332 244495 244496 244497 244768 244769 244770 245006 245234 245363 245364 245365 245366 245367 245368 245369 245370 245371 245372 245373 245374 245375 245376 245665 245666 245667 245668 245669 245835 245836 245837 245838)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45North Pacific L. leptetrum (244757 244758 244759 244760 244761 244762 245230 245231 245632 245633 245636 245638) L. leptetrum, L. pegetrum (244329 245232 245640 245830) L. pegetrum (243872 244494 244763 244764 244765 244766 244767 245642 245643 245644 245645 245646 245647 245648 245649 245650 245651 245652 245653 245654 245655 245656 245657 245658 245659 245660 245661 245662 245663 245664 245831 245832 245833 245834)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.04 - 15.98North Pacific L. leptetrum (245352 245353 245354 245355 245356 245357 245358 245359 245360 245361 245625 245626 245627 245628 245629 245630 245631) L. leptetrum, L. pegetrum (245829)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98North Pacific L. leptetrum (271760 271761 271763 271764 271767 271768) L. pegetrum (271770)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98North Pacific L. leptetrum (243919 244326 244327 244328 244492 245348 245349 245350 245351 245598 245601 245602 245603 245604 245605 245606 245607 245608 245609 245610 245611 245612 245613 245614 245615 245616 245618 245619 245620 245622 245623 245624 245821 245822 245824 245825 245826 245827 245828) L. leptetrum, L. pegetrum (244493)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63North Pacific L. leptetrum (244745)