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Rhizosphaera
Taxonomy
Rhizosphaera was named by Haeckel (1860). It is the type genus of Rhizosphaeridae.
It was assigned to Rhizosphaeridae by De Wever et al. (2001).
It was assigned to Rhizosphaeridae by De Wever et al. (2001).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1860 | Rhizosphaera Haeckel |
| 2001 | Rhizosphaera De Wever et al. p. 202 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Callovian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 166.10000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 163.5 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 163.5 Ma
Collections (10 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callovian | Italy | R. sp. A (47163) | |
| Oxfordian | Italy | R. sp. B (47168) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Japan | R. mediana (233640 233708 233709 233710 233711 233712) | |
| Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene | Japan | R. mediana (233713) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Japan | R. mediana (233714) |