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Octodendron

Protozoa - Entactinaria - Centrocubidae

Taxonomy
Octodendron was named by Haeckel (1887).

It was assigned to Centrocubidae by Kiessling (1999).

Species
O. superfragilis
Entered
by W. Kiessling on 2005-01-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Octodendron Haeckel
1999Octodendron Kiessling p. 44

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderEntactinariaKozur and Mostler 1982
familyCentrocubidaeHollande and Enjumet 1960
genusOctodendronHaeckel 1887

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. †Octodendron Haeckel 1887
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†Octodendron superfragilis Kiessling 1999
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 Pliocene or 152.21000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Antarctica O. sp. B (46961)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Antarctica O. sp. A, O. sp. B (46963) O. sp. A, O. sp. B, O. superfragilis (51827) O. sp. B (46964 46965) O. superfragilis (46962 46971 51826)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Antarctica O. sp. B (46969)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Southern Ocean O. spp. (247627 247628 259939 259940 259943)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Southern Ocean O. spp. (252135 252136)