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Acastea

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Parvivaccidae

Taxonomy
Acastea was named by Yang (1993).

It was assigned to Acaeniotylidae by Hull (1997), Kiessling (1999); and to Acaeniotylinae by De Wever et al. (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Acastea Yang
1997Acastea Hull
1999Acastea Kiessling
2001Acastea De Wever et al. p. 114

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyParvivaccidaePessagno and Yang 1989
subfamilyAcaeniotylinaeYang 1993
genusAcasteaYang 1993

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. †Acastea Yang 1993
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†Acastea acer Yang 1993
†Acastea bipes Yang 1993
†Acastea diaphorogona Foreman 1973
†Acastea minispinea Yang 1993
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 Aalenian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 174.70000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (198 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Japan A. sp. (54166)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Italy A. diaphorogona (47163 47164)
Middle Callovian165.3 - 161.5Italy Acaeniotyle diaphorogona (53907)
Late/Upper Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8New Zealand Acaeniotyle diaphorogona (53784)
Middle Callovian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian165.3 - 152.21Slovakia Acaeniotyle diaphorogona (53731)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Mexico (San Luis Potosi) A. prolixa (50754)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Italy A. diaphorogona (47168)
Middle Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.5 - 152.21Slovakia Acaeniotyle diaphorogona (53714 53724 53727) A. diaphorogona (53853 53858)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Germany (Bavaria) A. diaphorogona (58492)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Oman A. diaphorogona (125308)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Italy A. diaphorogona (47166)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Antarctica (Antarctic Peninsula) A. diaphorogona (51837) A. diaphorogona, A. minispinea, A. bipes (9956)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Antarctica A. diaphorogona (46960) A. diaphorogona, A. bipes (46961)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06USA (California) A. dura (50740 50749) A. dura, A. incontraria, A. remusa, A. tenuis, A. acer (50743) A. dura, A. remusa, A. tenuis (50744) A. dura, A. tenuis (50745 50751) A. tenuis, A. bipes (50741)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Italy A. diaphorogona (47165) A. diaphorogona, A. minispinea (47167)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Mexico (San Luis Potosi) A. dura, A. acer (51764 51776) A. dura, A. bipes, A. acer (51755) A. dura, A. minispinea, A. bipes (51770 51773) A. dura, A. minispinea, A. bipes, A. acer (51763 51765) A. minispinea (51759 51769) A. minispinea, A. acer (51762 51771) A. minispinea, A. bipes, A. acer (51760 51767)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Austria A. diaphorogona (51220)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Antarctica A. diaphorogona (46962 46964 46966 51826) A. diaphorogona, A. bipes (46971 51827)
Early/Lower Tithonian - Middle Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Austria A. diaphorogona (51222 51226 51228 51229) A. diaphorogona, A. minispinea (51221) A. minispinea (51224 51227)
Middle Tithonian - Late/Upper Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Austria A. diaphorogona (51192 51231 51236)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Japan A. diaphorogona (53906) A. diaphorogona, A. acer (53905)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Philippines A. diaphorogona, A. minispinea (47170)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Italy Acaeniotyle diaphorogona (49114 49115 49116 49124 49125)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Japan A. diaphorogona (131589 131590 131822)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Austria A. diaphorogona (51194 51195 51204 51205 51207 51232)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Antarctica A. minispinea (46969)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1USA (California) A. dura, A. incontraria (50746) A. dura, A. incontraria, A. remusa (50752) A. dura, A. remusa (50747)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Oman A. diaphorogona (125288)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Mexico (San Luis Potosi) A. dura (51774 51775)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian145.06 - 141.0Italy Acaeniotyle diaphorogona (49111 49112 49113)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian145.06 - 141.0Austria A. diaphorogona (51196 51209) A. diaphorogona, A. minispinea (51208)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Berriasian145.06 - 137.05Germany A. diaphorogona (47169)
Early/Lower Berriasian143.1 - 141.0Italy Acaeniotyle diaphorogona (49110 49121 49122 49123)
Early/Lower Berriasian143.1 - 141.0Philippines A. diaphorogona, A. bipes (51153)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Oman A. diaphorogona (47173 47174) A. diaphorogona, A. minispinea (47171 47172 47176)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Austria A. diaphorogona (51197 51199 51201 51202 51210 51212 51213) A. diaphorogona, A. minispinea (51211)
Berriasian - Valanginian143.1 - 132.6Austria A. diaphorogona (51215)
Berriasian - Valanginian143.1 - 132.6Germany A. minispinea (51216)
Late/Upper Berriasian139.1 - 137.05Italy Acaeniotyle diaphorogona (49109 49119 49120 51789 51790 51791)
Late/Upper Berriasian - Early/Lower Valanginian139.1 - 132.6Oman A. diaphorogona (125291)
Late/Upper Berriasian - Early/Lower Valanginian139.1 - 132.6Italy Acaeniotyle diaphorogona (49118)
Early/Lower Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Oman A. diaphorogona (125356)
Early/Lower Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Italy Acaeniotyle diaphorogona (49117 51779 51780 51781 51782 51783 51784 51785 51786 51787 51788)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Oman A. diaphorogona (125357)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Italy Acaeniotyle diaphorogona (51703 51704 51705 51706 51707)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Russian Federation A. diaphorogona (51607)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Oman A. diaphorogona (47179 47180)
Late/Upper Valanginian - Early/Lower Hauterivian137.05 - 125.77Italy Acaeniotyle diaphorogona (51702)
Late/Upper Valanginian - Late/Upper Hauterivian137.05 - 125.77Türkiye Acaeniotyle diaphorogona (131004)
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Italy Acaeniotyle diaphorogona (49138 49139 51698 51699 51700 51701)
Late/Upper Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Oman A. diaphorogona (125285 125359)
Late/Upper Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Italy Acaeniotyle diaphorogona (49131 49132 49140 49141 49142 49143 49144 51792 51793)
Late/Upper Hauterivian - Barremian132.6 - 121.4Italy Acaeniotyle diaphorogona (51695 51696 51697)
Late/Upper Hauterivian - Early/Lower Barremian132.6 - 121.4Italy Acaeniotyle diaphorogona (49130)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Italy Acaeniotyle diaphorogona (49126 49127 49128 49129 51794 51800 51801 51802 51803 51804 51805)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Italy Acaeniotyle diaphorogona (51799)
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian125.77 - 119.57Italy Acaeniotyle diaphorogona (51795 51796 51797 51798)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Italy Acaeniotyle diaphorogona (76504 76511 77109)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Albania Acaeniotyle diaphorogona (78674 78675)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Italy Acaeniotyle diaphorogona (76498 76513 77108)
Early/Lower Albian - Middle Albian113.2 - 106.3Greece Acaeniotyle diaphorogona (48573)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Italy Acaeniotyle diaphorogona (76512 77178 77255)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy Acaeniotyle diaphorogona (78741 78742)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy Acaeniotyle diaphorogona (77273)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy Acaeniotyle diaphorogona (77177)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Türkiye (Antalya) A. rebellis (95767)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Russian Federation (Kaluga) Acaeniotyle diaphorogona (95987)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Russian Federation (Bryansk) Acaeniotyle diaphorogona (95992)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2North Pacific Acaeniotyle diaphorogona (95806)