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Minocapsa

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Williriedellidae

Taxonomy

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Minocapsa Matsuoka p. 734
2006Minocapsa O'Dogherty et al. p. 444

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyWilliriedellidaeDumitrica 1970
genusMinocapsa

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. †Minocapsa Matsuoka 1991
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Minocapsa cylindrica Matsuoka 1991
Minocapsa globosa Matsuoka 1991
Minocapsa megaglobosa Matsuoka 1991
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 Toarcian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 184.20000 to 145.06000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Japan M. sp., Tricolocapsa megaglobosa, M. cylindrica, M. globosa (124830) Tricolocapsa megaglobosa, M. cylindrica, M. globosa (51710)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Slovenia M. cylindrica, M. megaglobosa (67146) M. megaglobosa (67150)
Middle Toarcian182.9 - 180.4Japan Stichocapsa sp. B (76521)
Middle Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Switzerland M. sp. 1, M. tansinhoki (66939)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5USA (California) M. tansinhoki (50737)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2USA (California) M. aitai (50742)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06USA (California) M. aitai (50741 50743 50749)