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Theocalyptra

Polycystinea - Nassellaria - Theopiliidae

Taxonomy
Theocalyptra was named by Haeckel (1881) [Sepkoski's age data: K R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Theopiliidae by De Wever et al. (2001); and to Nassellaria by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Theocalyptra Haeckel
2001Theocalyptra De Wever et al. p. 239
2002Theocalyptra Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
superphylumRetariaCavalier-Smith 1999
phylumRadiozoa
superclassPolycystinia
RankNameAuthor
classPolycystinea
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyAcanthodesmiaceaHertwig 1879
familyTheopiliidaeHaeckel 1881
genusTheocalyptraHaeckel 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. Theocalyptra Haeckel 1881
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Piacenzian to the top of the Calabrian or 3.60000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58North Pacific T. sp. (262430)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.8North Pacific T. davisiana (245219 245262)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.58 - 0.774North Pacific T. davisiana (245218 245261)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774North Pacific T. davisiana (245260)