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Eucyrtiidae

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Eucyrtiidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Eucyrtiidae Ehrenberg
1881Theoperidae Haeckel
1997Theoperidae Zügel
2001Eucyrtiidae De Wever et al. p. 278
2007Theoperidae Sharma and Takahashi p. 822

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyEucyrtidiaceaEhrenberg 1847
familyEucyrtiidaeEhrenberg 1847
familyEucyrtiidaeEhrenberg 1847

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. †Eucyrtiidae Ehrenberg 1847
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Invalid names: Theoperidae Haeckel 1881 [synonym]
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Hettangian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 201.40000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 199.5 Ma

Collections (125 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Canada (British Columbia) Ectonocorys sp. (94376)
Early/Lower Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Canada (British Columbia) Ectonocorys sp. (94379)
Late/Upper Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Canada (British Columbia) Ectonocorys sp. (94345 94347 94355 94381 94382 94383)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Türkiye (Antalya) Ectonocorys sp., Ectonocorys furcillata, Ectonocorys saltantis (81267)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Japan Ectonocorys sp. (124830)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Italy Theocorys pulchella (47168)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray) Sethocapsa horokanaiensis (92736)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Antarctica (Antarctic Peninsula) Tetracapasa molengraaffi (51836) Tetracapsa horokanaiensis, Tetracapsa molengraaffi (9956)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Antarctica Tetracapsa cometa (46960)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2USA (California) Minocapsa horokanaiensis (50742)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Italy Theocorys pulchella (47166)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bavaria) Tetracapsa horokanaiensis (83083)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Antarctica Tetracapsa cometa (46972) Tetracapsa horokanaiensis, Tetracapsa molengraaffi (46962 46965 46967 46971) Tetracapsa molengraaffi (46963 46964)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray) Sethocapsa horokanaiensis (92744 92745 92746)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06USA (California) Minocapsa horokanaiensis (50741 50743 50749 50750 50751)
Early/Lower Tithonian - Middle Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Austria Theocorys pulchella (51221 51223 51226)
Middle Tithonian - Late/Upper Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Austria Theocorys pulchella (51192)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Philippines Theocorys pulchella (47170)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Antarctica Tetracapsa cometa, Tetracapsa molengraaffi (46969) Tetracapsa molengraaffi (46968)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Russian Federation Theocorys renzae (47799)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1USA (California) Minocapsa horokanaiensis (50746 50753)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray) Sethocapsa horokanaiensis (92750 92791 92792)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Japan Sethocapsa horokanaiensis (131582 131592 131593 131596 131597)
Early/Lower Berriasian143.1 - 141.0Antarctica Tetracapsa cometa (46970)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Oman Theocorys pulchella (47172 47175 47177) Theocorys pulchella, Theocorys renzae (47171) Theocorys renzae (47178)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Austria Theocorys pulchella (51201)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Turonian100.5 - 89.8Japan (Hokkaido) Eusyringium spinosum (96023 96024)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Canada (Nunavut) Ectonocorys sp. (165999)
Late/Upper Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian89.8 - 83.6Russian Federation (Moskovskaya Oblast) Lithostrobus elegans (95980)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Austria Lithostrobus sp. (74490)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Russian Federation (Moskovskaya Oblast) Theocorys antiqua (95983)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Russian Federation (Vladimir) Lithostrobus rostovzevi (95994)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Russian Federation (Tambov) Lithostrobus rostovzevi (95160)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.7 - 72.2Russian Federation (Moskovskaya Oblast) Lithostrobus rostovzevi (95981)
Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.7 - 72.2Russian Federation (Tambov) Lithostrobus rostovzevi (95159)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Japan (Hokkaido) Lithostrobus sp. (95789)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0New Zealand (Marlborough) Eusyringium aoteanum (95845 95849 95884 95885 95886 95887 95888)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Japan (Hokkaido) Lithostrobus sp. (95792)
Danian66.0 - 61.66New Zealand (Marlborough) Dictyophimus archipilium, Dictyophimus pocillum, Eusyringium aoteanum, Lithostrobus wero (95907) Dictyophimus archipilium, Eusyringium aoteanum (95892) Dictyophimus archipilium, Eusyringium aoteanum, Lithostrobus wero (95901 95902 95903 95904 95905 95906) Dictyophimus pocillum, Eusyringium aoteanum (95908) Eusyringium aoteanum (95889 95893) Eusyringium aoteanum, Lithostrobus wero (95877 95878 95883 95894 95896 95897) Lithostrobus wero (95860 95867 95868 95872 95875 95879 95880 95881 95882 95900)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24New Zealand (Marlborough) Dictyophimus archipilium, Dictyophimus pocillum, Eusyringium aoteanum (95910) Eusyringium aoteanum (95909)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0China (Tibet) Theopodium carinatum (69734)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Cyprus Lychnocanium auxilla, Theocorys phyzella (90895)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Cyprus Dictyophimus craticulata, Lychnocanium babylonis, Lithochytris archaea, Lithochytris vespertilio, Rhopalocanium ornatum, Theocorys anaclasta (90893) Dictyophimus craticulata, Lychnocanium babylonis, Lithochytris vespertilio, Rhopalocanium ornatum, Theocorys anaclasta (90892) Dictyophimus craticulata, Lychnocanium babylonis, Lithochytris vespertilio, Theocorys acroria, Theocorys anaclasta (90894)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Cyprus Dictyophimus craticulata, Lychnocanium babylonis, Lithochytris vespertilio (90889) Dictyophimus craticulata, Lychnocanium babylonis, Lithochytris vespertilio, Rhopalocanium ornatum, Theocorys anaclasta (90890 90891)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Peru (Ica) Eusyringium fistuligerum, Eusyringium lagena (84654)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Japan Dictyophimus sp. (236002)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Ecuador Lychnocanium grande (90851)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Japan Gondwanaria dogieli (233640 233708 233709 233712) Gondwanaria dogieli, Pterocanium depressum (233710 233711)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Japan Gondwanaria dogieli (233713)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Gondwanaria dogieli (233714)