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Archaeocenosphaera ruesti

Protozoa - Xiphostylidae

Taxonomy
Archaeocenosphaera ruesti was named by Pessagno et al. (1989). Its type specimen is USNM 424136 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Archaeocenosphaera ruesti Pessagno et al. p. 203 figs. Pl. 1, fig. 9; Pl. 9, fig. 23

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
superfamilyActinommaceaHaeckel 1862
familyXiphostylidaeHaeckel 1881
genusArchaeocenosphaera
speciesruesti

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.

†Archaeocenosphaera ruesti Pessagno et al. 1989
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicap
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: passively mobilep
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: omnivorep
Created: 2005-01-28 01:13:47
Modified: 2005-01-28 03:13:47
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 1999

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Toarcian to the top of the Valanginian or 180.40000 to 132.60000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Toarcian180.4 - 174.7Argentina Archaeocenosphaera ruesti (130006)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5USA (California) Archaeocenosphaera ruesti (50737)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Mexico (San Luis Potosi) Archaeocenosphaera ruesti (51755 51764 51765 51769 51771 51776)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bavaria) Archaeocenosphaera ruesti (83083)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Italy Archaeocenosphaera ruesti (47165)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bayern) Archaeocenosphaera ruesti (83858)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Antarctica Archaeocenosphaera ruesti (46965)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Mexico (San Luis Potosi) Archaeocenosphaera ruesti (51774)
Early/Lower Berriasian143.1 - 141.0Antarctica Archaeocenosphaera ruesti (46970)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Oman Archaeocenosphaera ruesti (47179)