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Perseus

Protozoa - Nassellaria

Taxonomy
Perseus was named by Takemura and Nakaseko (1983).

It was assigned to Nassellaria by Kiessling (2005).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Perseus Takemura and Nakaseko
2005Perseus Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
genusPerseusTakemura and Nakaseko 1983

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. †Perseus Takemura and Nakaseko 1983
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Perseus tingoensis Suzuki et al. 2002
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 Hettangian to the top of the Late/Upper Aalenian or 201.40000 to 170.90000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Hettangian - Early/Lower Sinemurian201.4 - 192.9Peru (Amazonas) P. tingoensis (94849)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Japan P. sp. (120133 120134 120136 120137 120139)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Japan P. sp. (124830) P. sp. A (51710)
Late/Upper Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Japan P. hachimanensis (51712)