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Orosphaeridae

Polycystinea - Spumellaria - Orosphaeridae

Taxonomy
Orosphaeridae was named by Haeckel (1887). Its type is Orosphaera.

It was assigned to Entactinaria by Kiessling (1999); and to Spumellaria by Feng et al. (2004).

Subtaxa
Entered
by W. Kiessling on 2005-01-31; modified by A. Hendy on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Orosphaeridae Haeckel
1999Orosphaeridae Kiessling p. 44
2004Orosphaeridae Feng et al. p. 388

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
superphylumRetariaCavalier-Smith 1999
phylumRadiozoa
superclassPolycystinia
RankNameAuthor
classPolycystinea
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyOrosphaeridaeHaeckel 1887
familyOrosphaeridaeHaeckel 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.

Fm. †Orosphaeridae Haeckel 1887
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G. Orodapis Friend and Riedel 1967
G. Oropelex Friend and Riedel 1967
G. Oroscena Haeckel 1887
G. Orosphaera Haeckel 1887
G. Orostaurus Friend and Riedel 1967
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Early/Lower Tithonian or 149.20000 to 145.06000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 145.06 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Antarctica Orosphaeridae indet. (46964 46965 46971)