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Lychnocanium

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Eucyrtiidae

Taxonomy
Lychnocanium was named by Ehrenberg (1847) [Sepkoski's age data: K l R]. It is extant. Its type is Lychnocanium falciferum.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Lychnocanium Ehrenberg
2001Lychnocanium De Wever et al. p. 282
2002Lychnocanium 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
familyEucyrtiidaeEhrenberg 1847
genusLychnocaniumEhrenberg 1847

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. Lychnocanium Ehrenberg 1847
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Subg. †Lychnocanium (Lychnocanella) Haeckel 1887
Lychnocanium depressum Ehrenberg 1873
Lychnocanium falciferum Ehrenberg 1854
Lychnocanium lucerna Ehrenberg 1847
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 Thanetian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 59.24000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 56.0 Ma

Collections (68 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian - Thanetian61.66 - 56.0South Pacific L. carinatum (258866)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Cyprus L. auxilla (90895)
Thanetian - Eocene59.24 - 33.9South Pacific L. babylonis, L. satelles (258865)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07South Pacific L. carinatum (247370)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Cyprus L. babylonis (90892 90893 90894)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9South Pacific L. amphitrite (258862) L. amphitrite, L. babylonis, L. waiareka (258859) L. amphitrite, L. waiareka (258858) L. babylonis (258863 258864) L. babylonis, L. waiareka, L. turgidum (258860)
Eocene - Oligocene56.0 - 23.04South Pacific L. babylonis, L. waiareka (258856)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Cyprus L. babylonis (90889 90890 90891)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71South Pacific L. amphitrite (247357 254228 254230 254234) L. amphitrite, L. babylonis (247353 247356 254227 254236) L. amphitrite, L. babylonis, L. satelles (254231) L. amphitrite, L. bajunensis, L. babylonis (254226 254235) L. amphitrite, L. bajunensis, L. satelles (254229) L. babylonis (247359 247360 247363 254233) L. bajunensis (254232) L. bajunensis, L. babylonis (254225)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene48.07 - 33.9South Pacific L. amphitrite (254221 254223) L. amphitrite, L. babylonis (254222) L. amphitrite, L. bajunensis (254220)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71South Pacific L. amphitrite (247929) L. amphitrite, L. babylonis (247930)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9South Pacific L. amphitrite, L. waiareka (247928)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9South Pacific L. amphitrite (247351 247352 254215 254218) L. amphitrite, L. waiareka (254219)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9South Pacific L. amphitrite (247923 247927) L. amphitrite, L. babylonis, L. waiareka (247926) L. amphitrite, L. carinatum, L. waiareka (247924) L. babylonis (247925)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3South Pacific L. babylonis (247350)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98South Pacific L. elongata (254209)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Ecuador L. grande (90851)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Southern Ocean L. grande (247623 258880 259939)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Southern Ocean L. grande (247909 247912 247913 247917 252123 252133 253172 258878)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Japan Pterocanium depressum (233710 233711)