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Tetracapsa

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Eucyrtiidae

Taxonomy
Tetracapsa was named by Haeckel (1881) [Sepkoski's age data: J Oxfo J Tith]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Theoperidae by Kiessling (1999); and to Nassellaria by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Tetracapsa Haeckel
1999Tetracapsa Kiessling
2002Tetracapsa Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyEucyrtidiaceaEhrenberg 1847
familyEucyrtiidaeEhrenberg 1847
genusTetracapsaHaeckel 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.

G. †Tetracapsa Haeckel 1881
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Tetracapsa horokanaiensis Kawabata 1988
Tetracapsa molengraaffi Tan Sin Hok 1927
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 Kimmeridgian to the top of the Early/Lower Berriasian or 152.21000 to 141.00000 Ma

Collections (34 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Antarctica T. cometa (46960)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2USA (California) Minocapsa horokanaiensis (50742)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray) Sethocapsa horokanaiensis (92736)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Antarctica (Antarctic Peninsula) Tetracapasa molengraaffi (51836) T. horokanaiensis, T. molengraaffi (9956)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Antarctica T. cometa (46972) T. horokanaiensis, T. molengraaffi (46962 46965 46967 46971) T. molengraaffi (46963 46964)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bavaria) T. horokanaiensis (83083)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray) Sethocapsa horokanaiensis (92744 92745 92746)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06USA (California) Minocapsa horokanaiensis (50741 50743 50749 50750 50751)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Antarctica T. cometa, T. molengraaffi (46969) T. molengraaffi (46968)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray) Sethocapsa horokanaiensis (92750 92791 92792)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Japan Sethocapsa horokanaiensis (131582 131592 131593 131596 131597)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1USA (California) Minocapsa horokanaiensis (50746 50753)
Early/Lower Berriasian143.1 - 141.0Antarctica T. cometa (46970)