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Cavidiscus

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Cavaspongiidae

Taxonomy
Cavidiscus was named by Pessagno (1976).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Cavidiscus Pessagno
2001Cavidiscus De Wever et al. p. 116

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyCavaspongiidaePessagno 1973
genusCavidiscusPessagno 1976

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. †Cavidiscus Pessagno 1976
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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: Early/Lower Tithonian or 150.80000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Antarctica C. sp. B (51826)