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Poulpus

Polycystinea - Nassellaria - Poulpidae

Taxonomy
Poulpus was named by De Wever (1979) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Carn-l J Toar Sepkoski's reference number: 763]. It is the type genus of Poulpidae.

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Poulpus De Wever
1981Annulopoulpus Kozur and Mostler
1981Veghia Kozur and Mostler
2000Annulopoulpus Carter and Orchard
2001Poulpus De Wever et al. p. 221
2002Poulpus Sepkoski
2007Triarcopoulpus Kozur et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
superphylumRetariaCavalier-Smith 1999
phylumRadiozoa
superclassPolycystinia
RankNameAuthor
classPolycystinea
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyPoulpidaeDe Wever 1981
genusPoulpusDe Wever 1979

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. †Poulpus De Wever 1979
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†Poulpus curvispinus Dumitrica et al. 1980
†Poulpus haeckeli Yeh 1987
†Poulpus hirsutus De Wever 1982
†Poulpus karnicus Yeh 1989
†Poulpus lupheri Yeh 1987
†Poulpus nishimurae Sugiyama 1992
†Poulpus oculatus De Wever 1982
†Poulpus phasmatodes De Wever 1979
†Poulpus piabyx De Wever 1979
†Poulpus reschi Kozur and Mostler 1979
†Poulpus transitus Kozur and Mostler 1981
Invalid names: Annulopoulpus Kozur and Mostler 1981 [synonym], Veghia Kozur and Mostler 1981 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Spathian to the top of the Holocene or 248.10000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (106 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7New Zealand P. caveaformis (95169) P. caveaformis, P. sp. (95170 95171)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Japan (Honshu) P. sp. (220598 220599)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Japan P. nishimurae (95325 95372)
Middle Triassic246.7 - 237.0China P. phasmatodes (131101)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Japan (Aichi) P. sp. (220811 220813 220815)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Hungary P. sp., P. piabyx (153381)
Illyrian - Fassanian243.33 - 239.48Slovenia P. curvispinus (54016 54017 54018 54019 54020 54021 54022)
Illyrian - Fassanian243.33 - 239.48Italy (Veneto) P. curvispinus (96203 96204)
Fassanian241.464 - 239.48Indonesia P. sp. (66918 66921)
Fassanian - Longobardian241.464 - 237.0Slovenia P. curvispinus (54024)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Türkiye P. curvispinus (130605 130607 130608 130610 130611 130612 130613 130614 130615 130617 130618)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Türkiye Annulopoulpus reticulatus (95666)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Japan P. ssp. (211418)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Austria P. piabyx, P. phasmatodes, P. reschi (95665)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3China (Xizang) P. piabyx (96057)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Philippines P. piabyx (53997)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Canada (British Columbia) P. carcharus, P. sp. B (95566) P. carcharus, P. sp. B, Annulopoulpus sp. A (95567) P. carcharus, P. sp. B, Annulopoulpus sp. A, Veghia sp. A (95571) P. carcharus, P. sp. B, P. piabyx, Annulopoulpus sp. A, Veghia sp. A (95573) P. carcharus, P. sp. B, P. piabyx, Annulopoulpus sp. A, Veghia sp. A, P. phasmatodes (95570) P. carcharus, P. sp. B, Veghia sp. A, P. phasmatodes (95572) P. carcharus, Veghia sp. A (95568)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3USA (Alaska) P. transitus (91028)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3USA (Oregon) P. sp. A, P. sp. B, P. sp. C, Veghia sp. A, P. karnicus (96067)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Türkiye P. piabyx (130662)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Japan P. carcharus (217923) P. sp. (217925)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 205.7Canada (British Columbia) P. carcharus, P. pansus, P. sp. B, Annulopoulpus sp. A, Veghia sp. A, P. phasmatodes (95583)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Japan P. carcharus, P. sp. (217930 217975) P. sp. (217922 217945)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Türkiye (Mersin) Triarcopoulpus norica (80845)
Tuvalian - Lacian233.6 - 215.38Türkiye P. piabyx (130682) P. piabyx, Annulopoulpus reticulatus, Annulopoulpus antalyaensis (130681 130689) P. transitus (130680)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Türkiye Annulopoulpus reticulatus (130693) P. piabyx (130686 130702 130704 130705) P. piabyx, Annulopoulpus antalyaensis (130703) P. piabyx, Annulopoulpus reticulatus (130709) P. piabyx, P. transitus (130692) P. piabyx, P. transitus, Annulopoulpus reticulatus (130698) P. piabyx, P. transitus, Annulopoulpus reticulatus, Annulopoulpus antalyaensis (130687 130696) P. piabyx, P. transitus, Annulopoulpus reticulatus, Veghia sulovensis, Annulopoulpus antalyaensis (130691 130697) P. piabyx, Veghia sulovensis, Annulopoulpus antalyaensis (130684)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Cyprus P. piabyx, P. transitus (73854 94789 94790)
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (Oregon) P. sp. D (96131)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Canada (British Columbia) Annulopoulpus sp. A (95577) Annulopoulpus sp. A, Veghia sp. A (95576) P. carcharus, P. sp. B, Annulopoulpus sp. A, Veghia sp. A (95574 95575) P. pansus, P. sp. B, P. piabyx, Annulopoulpus sp. A, Veghia sp. A, P. phasmatodes (95580) P. sp. B, Annulopoulpus sp. A (95578)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Philippines (Palawan) P. sp. A (95145)
Aratauran201.4 - 188.9New Zealand (Otago) P. sp. A (196552)
Early/Lower Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Philippines P. lupheri (51813 51814)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Canada (British Columbia) P. sp. (71080)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2USA (Oregon) P. lupheri (124323 124324)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Türkiye (Antalya) P. hirsutus, P. oculatus (81267)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian - Toarcian192.9 - 174.7Russian Federation P. sp. (51574)
Pliensbachian - Toarcian192.9 - 174.7Russian Federation P. sp. (51599)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Japan P. sp. O, P. sp. A (51710)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9USA (Oregon) P. haeckeli (124328 124333) P. haeckeli, P. lupheri (124331 124334)
Early/Lower Aalenian - Middle Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Japan P. sp. A (51711)
Late/Upper Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Japan P. sp. A (51712)
Late/Upper Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Japan (Kochi) P. sp. B (66916)
Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Callovian168.2 - 161.5Italy P. oculatus (51086)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Southern Ocean P. spp. (250721)