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Rhopalocanium

Polycystinea - Nassellaria - Eucyrtiidae

Taxonomy
Rhopalocanium was named by Ehrenberg (1847) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo R]. It is extant. Its type is Rhopalocanium ornatum.

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

Species
R. ornatum (type species)
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by B. Allen on 2024-03-23

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Rhopalocanium Ehrenberg
2001Rhopalocanium De Wever et al. p. 283
2002Rhopalocanium Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
superphylumRetariaCavalier-Smith 1999
phylumRadiozoa
superclassPolycystinia
RankNameAuthor
classPolycystinea
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyEucyrtidiaceaEhrenberg 1847
familyEucyrtiidaeEhrenberg 1847
genusRhopalocaniumEhrenberg 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. Rhopalocanium Ehrenberg 1847
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Rhopalocanium ornatum Ehrenberg 1847
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 56.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (93 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian - Eocene59.24 - 33.9South Pacific R. ornatum (258865)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Cyprus R. ornatum (90892 90893)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9South Pacific R. ornatum (258860 258862 258863)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03North Pacific R. ornatum (243917 243918 244032 244095 244096 244097 244098 244432 244433 244434 244435 244436 244437 244438 244439 244675 244676 244677 244678 244680 244681 245161 245162 245163 245165 245166 245168 245170 245171 245172 245174 245175 245177 245178 245251 245252 245253 245254 245255 245256 245257 245548 245551 245552)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Cyprus R. ornatum (90890 90891)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71North Pacific R. ornatum (243916 244031 244094 244431 244673 244674)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71South Pacific R. ornatum (254226 254227 254231 254232)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene48.07 - 33.9South Pacific R. ornatum (254222 254223)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71North Pacific R. ornatum (244029 244030 244426 244427 244428 244429 244430 244669 244670 244671 244672 245148 245149 245150 245151 245152 245153 245154 245155 245156 245157 245158 245159 245160 245546 245547 245796 245797)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9South Pacific R. ornatum (254219)