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Mita weddellensis

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Archaeodictyomitridae

Taxonomy
Mita weddellensis was named by Kiessling (1999). Its type locality is Longing Gap Radiolarians, LG 1, which is in a Tithonian basinal (siliciclastic) mudstone in the Ameghino Formation of Antarctica.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Mita weddellensis Kiessling p. 45 figs. pl. 9, figs. 8, 9

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyArchaeodictyomitraceaPessagno 1976
familyArchaeodictyomitridaePessagno 1976
genusMitaPessagno 1977
speciesweddellensis

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.

Mita weddellensis Kiessling 1999
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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 Kimmeridgian to the top of the Early/Lower Berriasian or 152.21000 to 141.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Antarctica (Antarctic Peninsula) Mita weddellensis (9956)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Antarctica Mita weddellensis (46964 46965 type locality: 46971)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Antarctica Mita weddellensis (46969)
Early/Lower Berriasian143.1 - 141.0Antarctica Mita weddellensis (46970)