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Minocapsa

Polycystinea - Nassellaria - Williriedellidae

Taxonomy
Minocapsa was named by Matsuoka (1991). Its type is Minocapsa cylindrica.

It was assigned to Williriedellidae by O'Dogherty et al. (2006).

Species
M. cylindrica (type species), M. globosa, M. megaglobosa
Species lacking formal opinion data
M. aitai, M. tansinhoki
Entered
by W. Kiessling on 2005-05-24; modified by A. Kocsis on 2013-10-27

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

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
superphylumRetariaCavalier-Smith 1999
phylumRadiozoa
superclassPolycystinia
RankNameAuthor
classPolycystinea
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
No ecological data are available

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)