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Phormospyris

Polycystinea - Nassellaria - Trissocyclidae

Taxonomy
Phormospyris was named by Haeckel (1882) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u R]. It is extant. It was considered unknown by Haeckel (1882).

It was assigned to Trissocyclidae by Haeckel (1882); and to Nassellaria by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Phormospyris Haeckel
2002Phormospyris Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
superphylumRetariaCavalier-Smith 1999
phylumRadiozoa
superclassPolycystinia
RankNameAuthor
classPolycystinea
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
suborderSpyridaEhrenberg 1847
familyTrissocyclidaeGoll 1968
genusPhormospyris

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. Phormospyris Haeckel 1882
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E. Haeckel 1882Obtuse Pentaspyrida, without apical spine (feet simple).
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 23.04000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333North Pacific P. stabilis (266893 266894 266895 266896)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58North Pacific P. stabilis (262429 262430)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117North Pacific P. sp. (264861) P. stabilis (264862 264871 264873 264874) P. stabilis, P. stabilis (248425 253647)
NN191.9 - 0.42North Pacific P. stabilis (266887 266889)
NN210.29 - 0.0North Pacific P. stabilis (266882 266883 266884 266886)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117North Pacific P. stabilis (255100 255101)