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Astrosphaeridae

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Astrosphaeridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Astrosphaeridae Haeckel
2001Astrosphaeridae De Wever et al. p. 108

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyAstrosphaeridaeHaeckel 1881
familyAstrosphaeridaeHaeckel 1881

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. †Astrosphaeridae Haeckel 1881
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G. Arachnosphaera Haeckel 1862
G. Astrosphaera Haeckel 1887
Subfm. Astrosphaerinae Haeckel 1881
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G. Anomalacantha Loeblich and Tappan 1961
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Invalid names: Heteracantha Mast 1910 [replaced]
G. Anomalosoma Loeblich and Tappan 1961
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Invalid names: Heterosoma Mast 1910 [replaced]
G. Astrospongus Mast 1910
G. Cladococcus Mueller 1856
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Cladococcus bifurcus Haeckel 1862
Cladococcus lychnosphaerae Hollande and Enjumet 1960
G. Diplosphaera Haeckel 1860
G. †Drymosphaera Haeckel 1881
G. Elaphococcus Haeckel 1881
G. Haeckeliella Hollande and Enjumet 1960
G. Haplosphaera Hollande and Enjumet 1960
G. Heliosphaera Haeckel 1860
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†Heliosphaera alternata Aberdeen 1940
†Heliosphaera clavata Hinde 1899
†Heliosphaera haeckeli Ruedemann and Wilson 1936
†Heliosphaera macrospinosa Aberdeen 1940
†Heliosphaera micropora Ruedemann and Wilson 1936
†Heliosphaera robusta Hinde 1899
†Heliosphaera ruesti Ruedemann and Wilson 1936
†Heliosphaera tamworthi Hinde 1899
†Heliosphaera venusta Ruedemann and Wilson 1936
Invalid names: Heliosphaera bardanum Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium], Heliosphaera fenestrata Hinde 1899 [nomen dubium], Heliosphaera kjrulfi Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium]
G. Hexancistra Haeckel 1881
G. Hexapyramis Squinabol 1903
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†Hexapyramis triassica Kozur and Mostler 1979
G. Leptosphaera Haeckel 1887
G. Lychnosphaera Haeckel 1881
G. Porococcus Hollande and Enjumet 1960
G. Rhizoplegma Haeckel 1881
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Invalid names: Rhizoplegma betulinum Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium]
G. Rhizospongus Mast 1910
G. Thalassoplegma Hollande and Enjumet 1960
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 Julian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 237.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 233.6 Ma

Collections (61 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian237.0 - 233.6Austria Hexapyramis triassica (95665)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Japan Drymosphaera sp. (124830) Drymosphaera sp. A0, Drymosphaera sp. C, Drymosphaera sp. D, Drymosphaera sp. A (51710)
Early/Lower Aalenian - Middle Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Japan Drymosphaera sp. C, Drymosphaera sp. A, Drymosphaera sp. B (51711)
Late/Upper Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Japan Drymosphaera sp. B, Drymosphaera sp. F (54166) Drymosphaera sp. D, Drymosphaera sp. A, Drymosphaera sp. E, Drymosphaera sp. H, Drymosphaera sp. I, Drymosphaera sp. F (51712)
Late/Upper Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Japan (Kochi) Drymosphaera sp. A (66916)
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6Japan Drymosphaera sp. F, Drymosphaera sp. A3 (51713)
Late/Upper Bajocian168.6 - 168.2Japan Drymosphaera sp. G (51714)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Germany Astrosphaeridae indet. (67101 67103 67106)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Astrosphaeridae indet. (154138)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Antarctica Hexapyramis sp. A (51826 51827)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Italy Hexapyramis precedis (51704)
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Italy Hexapyramis precedis (49139)
Late/Upper Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Italy Hexapyramis precedis (49140 49141 49142 49143 49144 51792 51793)
Late/Upper Hauterivian - Early/Lower Barremian132.6 - 121.4Italy Hexapyramis precedis (49130)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Italy Hexapyramis precedis (49126 49127 49128 49129 51794 51800 51801 51802 51803 51804 51805)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Italy Hexapyramis precedis (51799)
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian125.77 - 119.57Italy Hexapyramis precedis (51795 51796 51797 51798)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Italy Hexapyramis precedis (76504 76511 77109)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Italy Hexapyramis pantanellii (76513) Hexapyramis pantanellii, Hexapyramis precedis (77108)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Italy Hexapyramis pantanellii (77178 77255) Hexapyramis pantanellii, Hexapyramis precedis (76512)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy Hexapyramis pantanellii (78741 78742)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy Hexapyramis pantanellii (77274) Hexapyramis pantanellii, Hexapyramis precedis (77273)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy Hexapyramis pantanellii (76493 77110 77177)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Germany (Bayern) Hexapyramis pantanellii (95841)
Danian66.0 - 61.66New Zealand (Marlborough) Cladococcus sp. (95907)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Japan Cleveiplegma boreale (233712)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Japan Cleveiplegma boreale (233713)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Cladococcus bifurcus, Cladococcus lychnosphaerae, Cleveiplegma boreale (233714)