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Protopsium

Polycystinea - Spumellaria - Angulobracchiidae

Taxonomy
Protopsium was named by Pessagno and Poisson (1981).

It was assigned to Angulobracchiidae by De Wever et al. (2001).

Species
P. ehrenbergi, P. gesponsa, P. ispartaensis, P. libidonosum, P. posinos
Entered
by W. Kiessling on 2005-01-28

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Protopsium Pessagno and Poisson
2001Protopsium De Wever et al. p. 141

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
superphylumRetariaCavalier-Smith 1999
phylumRadiozoa
superclassPolycystinia
RankNameAuthor
classPolycystinea
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyAngulobracchiidaeBaumgartner 1980
genusProtopsiumPessagno and Poisson 1981

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. †Protopsium Pessagno and Poisson 1981
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†Protopsium ehrenbergi Pessagno and Poisson 1981
†Protopsium gesponsa De Wever 1981
†Protopsium ispartaensis Pessagno and Poisson 1981
†Protopsium libidonosum De Wever 1981
†Protopsium posinos De Wever 1981
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 Early/Lower Tithonian or 248.10000 to 145.06000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Japan (Honshu) P. sp. (220598 220599)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Japan (Tochigi) P. sp. (220574 220575 220576 220578 220580)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7China (Guangxi) P. sp. (95187)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Japan (Tochigi) P. sp. (96061)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Russian Federation P. posinos (51564)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Türkiye (Antalya) P. sp. 1, P. sp. 2, P. sp. 3, P. posinos, P. ehrenbergi, P. gesponsa, P. ispartaensis, P. libidonosum, P. gesponsa (81267)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Slovenia P. gesponsa (67146 67150 67151 67152)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Japan P. sp., P. gesponsa (124830)
Early/Lower Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Germany P. sp. (59497)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Antarctica P. sp. A, P. posinos (46961)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Antarctica P. posinos (46964)