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Cavidiscus

Polycystinea - Spumellaria - Cavaspongiidae

Taxonomy
Cavidiscus was named by Pessagno (1976).

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

Entered
by W. Kiessling on 2005-06-22

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

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
superphylumRetariaCavalier-Smith 1999
phylumRadiozoa
superclassPolycystinia
RankNameAuthor
classPolycystinea
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
No ecological data are available

Age range: Early/Lower Tithonian or 149.20000 to 145.06000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Antarctica C. sp. B (51826)