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Theocapsomma

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Carpocaniidae

Taxonomy
Theocapsomma was named by Haeckel (1887).

It was assigned to Diacanthocapsinae by De Wever et al. (2001); and to Nassellaria by Chiari et al. (2002).

Species
T. amphora, T. brevithorax
Species lacking formal opinion data
T. ancus, T. comys, T. erdnussa, T. teren

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Theocapsomma Haeckel
2001Theocapsomma De Wever et al. p. 258
2002Theocapsomma Chiari et al.

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyAcanthodesmiaceaHertwig 1879
familyCarpocaniidaeHaeckel 1881
subfamilyDiacanthocapsinaeO'Dogherty 1994
genusTheocapsommaHaeckel 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. †Theocapsomma Haeckel 1887
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†Theocapsomma amphora Campbell and Clark 1944
†Theocapsomma brevithorax Dumitrica 1970
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 Cenomanian to the top of the Selandian or 100.50000 to 59.24000 Ma

Collections (55 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy Diacanthocapsa brevithorax (76493 77110)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Slovakia Diacanthocapsa brevithorax (95822)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Russian Federation (Tambov) T. amphora, T. brevithorax (95160)
Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.7 - 72.2Russian Federation (Oryol) T. amphora (95163)
Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.7 - 72.2Russian Federation (Tambov) T. amphora (95159)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Czechia T. ancus, T. comys, T. teren, T. sp. A, T. sp. B, T. sp. C, T. amphora (67451)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0New Zealand (Marlborough) T. sp., T. amphora (95847 95849) T. sp., T. erdnussa (95843 95887) T. sp., T. erdnussa, T. amphora (95844 95845 95846 95848 95884 95885 95886 95888)
Danian66.0 - 61.66New Zealand (Marlborough) T. amphora (95854 95879 95881) T. erdnussa (95853 95869 95874 95908) T. erdnussa, T. amphora (95866 95876 95889 95900) T. sp., T. amphora (95870) T. sp., T. erdnussa (95851 95873 95877 95878 95880 95890) T. sp., T. erdnussa, T. amphora (95875 95883 95891 95892 95893 95894 95895 95896 95897 95901 95902 95903 95904 95905 95906 95907)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24New Zealand (Marlborough) T. sp., T. erdnussa (95909 95910)