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Protopsium posinos

Polycystinea - Spumellaria - Angulobracchiidae

Taxonomy
Protopsium posinos was named by De Wever (1981). Its type locality is Gümüslü, sample 1662D, which is in a Pliensbachian basinal (carbonate) limestone in the Sögütlü dere Formation of Türkiye.

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by W. Kiessling on 2005-01-28; modified by U. Merkel on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Protopsium posinos De Wever

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

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.

Protopsium posinos De Wever 1981
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Pliensbachian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 192.90000 to 145.06000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Russian Federation Protopsium posinos (51564)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Türkiye (Antalya) Protopsium posinos (type locality: 81267)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Antarctica Protopsium posinos (46961)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Antarctica Protopsium posinos (46964)