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Relanus

Polycystinea - Nassellaria - Canoptidae

Taxonomy
Relanus was named by Pessagno and Whalen (1982) [Sepkoski's age data: J Hett Sepkoski's reference number: 756]. Its type is Relanus reefensis.

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

It was assigned to Canoptiinae by Yeh (1987); to Canoptidae by De Wever et al. (2001); and to Nassellaria by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Relanus Pessagno, Jr. and Whalen p. 125
1987Relanus Yeh p. 64
2001Relanus De Wever et al. p. 269
2002Relanus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
superphylumRetariaCavalier-Smith 1999
phylumRadiozoa
superclassPolycystinia
RankNameAuthor
classPolycystinea
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyAmphipyndaceaRiedel 1967
familyCanoptidae
genusRelanus

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. †Relanus Pessagno, Jr. and Whalen 1982
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Relanus hettangicus Kozur and Mostler 1990
Relanus longus Kozur and Mostler 1990
Relanus multiperforatus Kozur and Mostler 1990
Relanus reefensis Pessagno, Jr. and Whalen 1982
Relanus striatus Kozur and Mostler 1990
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Hettangian to the top of the Sinemurian or 201.40000 to 192.90000 Ma

Collections (36 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Canada (British Columbia) R. reefensis (94279 94390 97484 97486 97487 97494 97495 97496 97498)
Early/Lower Hettangian - Middle Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Canada (British Columbia) R. reefensis (94281 94392 94393 94395 94397 94398)
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Türkiye R. reefensis (33670 33671 33672)
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Hungary R. reefensis, R. hettangicus, R. longus (87047)
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Germany (Bayern) R. hettangicus, R. multiperforatus, R. longus, R. striatus (94833)
Late/Upper Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Canada (British Columbia) R. reefensis (34142 94292 94293 94294 94297 94298 94374 94375 94376)
Middle Hettangian - Late/Upper Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Canada (British Columbia) R. reefensis (94283 94285 94286 94288)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.4 - 192.9Canada (British Columbia) R. reefensis (34147)
Late/Upper Hettangian - Early/Lower Sinemurian201.4 - 192.9Canada (British Columbia) R. reefensis (94300)
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Türkiye R. reefensis (33673)