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Obeliscoites

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Obeliscoitidae

Taxonomy
Obeliscoites was named by O'Dogherty (1994).

It was assigned to Obeliscoitidae by De Wever et al. (2001).

Species lacking formal opinion data
O. dorysphaeroides

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Obeliscoites O'Dogherty
2001Obeliscoites De Wever et al. p. 274

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyEucyrtidiaceaEhrenberg 1847
familyObeliscoitidaeO'Dogherty 1994
genusObeliscoitesO'Dogherty 1994

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. †Obeliscoites O'Dogherty 1994
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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 Bathonian to the top of the Late/Upper Turonian or 168.20000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Callovian168.2 - 161.5Italy O. dorysphaeroides, O. sp. A (51087)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian157.9 - 152.21Italy O. sp. A (51097)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Italy O. vinassai (76504 77109) O. vinassai, O. perspicuus (76511)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Albania O. perspicuous (78675)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Italy O. vinassai (76513 77108) O. vinassai, O. perspicuous (76498)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian119.57 - 110.1Oman O. perspicuus, O. vinassai (47783)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Azerbaijan O. perspicuus (165697)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Italy O. giganteus, O. perspicuus, O. turris (76512) O. vinassai, O. giganteus, O. perspicuous, O. turris (77178) O. vinassai, O. giganteus, O. perspicuus, O. turris (77255)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Azerbaijan O. perspicuus (165721 165723 165727)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy O. maximus, O. perspicuous, O. turris (78741) O. vinassai, O. maximus, O. giganteus, O. perspicuus, O. turris (78742)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy O. giganteus, O. perspicuous, O. turris (77273) O. giganteus, O. perspicuus, O. turris (77274)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy O. perspicuous (76493) O. vinassai, O. maximus, O. perspicuous, O. turris (77177)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Poland O. maximus (95780)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Poland O. giganteus (95781)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Poland O. maximus, O. vinassai (95782)