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Obeliscoitidae

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Obeliscoitidae

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

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Obeliscoitidae O'Dogherty
2001Obeliscoitidae De Wever et al. p. 273

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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
familyObeliscoitidaeO'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.

Fm. †Obeliscoitidae O'Dogherty 1994
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G. †Birkenmajeria Wids and De Wever 1993
G. †Obeliscoites O'Dogherty 1994
G. †Olanda Hull 1997
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 Callovian to the top of the Late/Upper Turonian or 165.30000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Callovian168.2 - 161.5Italy Obeliscoites dorysphaeroides, Obeliscoites sp. A (51087)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5USA (California) Olanda olorina (50737 50738)
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Oman Olanda olorina (125377)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian157.9 - 152.21Italy Obeliscoites sp. A (51097)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Late/Upper Kimmeridgian157.9 - 149.2Italy Olanda sp.B sensu Hull 1997 (78976)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Oman Olanda olorina (125378)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Italy Obeliscoites vinassai (76504 77109) Obeliscoites vinassai, Obeliscoites perspicuus (76511)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Italy Obeliscoites vinassai (76513 77108) Obeliscoites vinassai, Obeliscoites perspicuous (76498)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Albania Obeliscoites perspicuous (78675)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian119.57 - 110.1Oman Obeliscoites perspicuus, Obeliscoites vinassai (47783)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Azerbaijan Obeliscoites perspicuus (165697)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Italy Obeliscoites giganteus, Obeliscoites perspicuus, Obeliscoites turris (76512) Obeliscoites vinassai, Obeliscoites giganteus, Obeliscoites perspicuous, Obeliscoites turris (77178) Obeliscoites vinassai, Obeliscoites giganteus, Obeliscoites perspicuus, Obeliscoites turris (77255)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy Obeliscoites maximus, Obeliscoites perspicuous, Obeliscoites turris (78741) Obeliscoites vinassai, Obeliscoites maximus, Obeliscoites giganteus, Obeliscoites perspicuus, Obeliscoites turris (78742)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Azerbaijan Obeliscoites perspicuus (165721 165723 165727)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy Obeliscoites giganteus, Obeliscoites perspicuous, Obeliscoites turris (77273) Obeliscoites giganteus, Obeliscoites perspicuus, Obeliscoites turris (77274)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Poland Obeliscoites maximus (95780)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy Obeliscoites perspicuous (76493) Obeliscoites vinassai, Obeliscoites maximus, Obeliscoites perspicuous, Obeliscoites turris (77177)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Poland Obeliscoites giganteus (95781)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Poland Obeliscoites maximus, Obeliscoites vinassai (95782)