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Zifondium

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Archaeodictyomitridae

Taxonomy
Zifondium was named by Pessagno (1977). It is not extant. Its type is Zifondium lassenensis. It is the type genus of Archaeodictyomitridae.

It was assigned to Archaeodictyomitridae by Pessagno (1977).

Species
Z. lassenensis (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Zifondium Pessagno pp. 41, 47

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyArchaeodictyomitraceaPessagno 1976
familyArchaeodictyomitridaePessagno 1976
genusZifondium

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. †Zifondium Pessagno 1977
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Zifondium lassenensis Pessagno 1977
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 Valanginian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 137.05000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Valanginian - Early/Lower Barremian137.05 - 121.4USA (California) Z. sp. (185297)
Aptian - Early/Lower Albian121.4 - 110.1USA (California) Z. sp. (185263 185333 185359)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Trinidad and Tobago (Tobago) Z. pauperatum (49017)
Albian113.2 - 100.5USA (California) Z. lassenensis (54049 54071) Z. paupera, Z. sp. A, Z. lassenensis (54072)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5USA (California) Z. lassenensis (54061) Z. paupera (54062)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (California) Z. paupera (54066)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2South Pacific Z. sp. A (95818)