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Petasiforma

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Neosciadiocapsidae

Taxonomy
Petasiforma was named by Pessagno (1969) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno-l K Ceno-u].

It was synonymized subjectively with Neosciadiocapsa by O'Dogherty et al. (2009).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Petasiforma Pessagno
2001Petasiforma De Wever et al. p. 233
2002Petasiforma Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyNeosciadiocapsidaePessagno 1969
genusPetasiformaPessagno 1969

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. †Petasiforma Pessagno 1969
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Petasiforma foremanae Pessagno 1969
Petasiforma tasmaniense Pujana and Quilty 2002
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 Late/Upper Albian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 105.30000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.0 - 100.5USA (California) P. inusitata (54072)
Early/Lower Albian - Late/Upper Albian112.03 - 99.6USA (California) P. inusitata (54058)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6USA (California) P. foremanae (54061 54062) P. inusitata, P. foremanae (54073)
Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 86.3Cyprus P. foremanae (94919)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Cyprus P. foremanae (94920)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Australia (Tasmania) P. tasmaniense (95818)