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Xipha

Protozoa - Nassellaria

Taxonomy
Xipha was named by Blome (1984) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Carn-u Tr Nori-m Sepkoski's reference number: 707]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Nassellaria by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
X. nodosa, X. pessagnoi, X. striata

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Xipha Blome
1984Nakasekoellus Kozur
2002Xipha Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
genusXiphaBlome 1984

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. †Xipha Blome 1984
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Invalid names: Nakasekoellus Kozur 1984 [synonym]
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 Illyrian to the top of the Lacian or 243.33000 to 215.38000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Triassic246.7 - 237.0China X. pessagnoi (131101)
Anisian - Toarcian246.7 - 174.7Canada (British Columbia) X. striata (200433)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Hungary Nakasekoellus sp. (153381)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Japan X. nodosa (77123 77124)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Canada (British Columbia) X. nodosa (95573)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Croatia Nakasekoellus sp. (96132)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 205.7Canada (British Columbia) X. nodosa (95583)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Croatia Nakasekoellus sp. (96133)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Armenia X. pessagnoi (58579)
Tuvalian - Lacian233.6 - 215.38Türkiye Nakasekoellus inkensis (130681 130689)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Türkiye Nakasekoellus inkensis (130687 130691 130692) Nakasekoellus pessagnoi (130696)
Lacian - Alaunian227.3 - 211.18New Zealand X. striata, X. sp. (53969)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Canada (British Columbia) X. nodosa (95575 95578 95579)