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Praeconosphaera

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Parvivaccidae

Taxonomy
Praeconosphaera was named by Yang (1993).

It was synonymized subjectively with Cenodiscaella by O'Dogherty et al. (2009).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Praeconosphaera Yang
1999Praeconosphaera Kiessling
2001Praeconosphaera 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
genusPraeconosphaeraYang 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. †Praeconosphaera Yang 1993
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Praeconosphaera antiqua Parona 1890
Praeconosphaera tuberosa Tan Sin Hok 1927
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 Early/Lower Pliensbachian to the top of the Early/Lower Albian or 192.90000 to 110.10000 Ma

Collections (50 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Argentina P. sphaeraconus (119950)
Late/Upper Callovian - Early/Lower Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8Philippines P. sp. (52070)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Italy P. tuberosa (47168)
Middle Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.5 - 152.21Slovakia P. spinosa (53855) P. spinosa, P. sphaeroconus (53853 53858)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Germany (Bavaria) P. sphaeroconus (58493) P. spinosa, P. sphaeroconus (58492)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Switzerland P. spinosa (47162)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Oman P. sphaeroconus (125308)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Russian Federation P. sphaeroconus (51296)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Italy P. spinosa, P. tuberosa (47166)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Mexico (San Luis Potosi) P. multiconus (51762 51768) P. multiconus, P. sphaeroconus (51764 51765) P. multiconus, P. spinosa (51767) P. multiconus, P. spinosa, P. sphaeroconus (51769 51770) P. sphaeroconus (51755) P. spinosa (51760 51771) P. spinosa, P. sphaeroconus (51763 51773 51776)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06USA (California) P. spinosa (50741 50743)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Antarctica P. sphaeroconus (46964 46972)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Italy P. antiqua, P. magnimamma, P. spinosa, P. tuberosa (47167) P. antiqua, P. tuberosa (47165)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Japan P. sp. (53905 53906)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Philippines P. antiqua, P. tuberosa (47170)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Antarctica P. sphaeroconus (46968)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Japan P. sp. A, P. sphaeroconus (131594)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Mexico (San Luis Potosi) P. spinosa (51775)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Berriasian145.06 - 137.05Germany P. tuberosa (47169)
Early/Lower Berriasian143.1 - 141.0Philippines P. spinosa (51153)
Early/Lower Berriasian143.1 - 141.0Russian Federation P. sp., P. sphaeroconus (51288)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Oman P. antiqua, P. spinosa (47177) P. antiqua, P. tuberosa (47171 47172) P. magnimamma (47175) P. magnimamma, P. spinosa, P. tuberosa (47174) P. sphaeroconus (125368) P. spinosa, P. tuberosa (47176) P. tuberosa (47173)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Oman P. sphaeroconus (125303)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian119.57 - 110.1Oman P. sphaeroconus (47783)