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Pentactinocarpus

Protozoa - Entactinaria - Pentactinocarpidae

Taxonomy
Pentactinocarpus was named by Dumitrica (1978). It is not extant. It is the type genus of Pentactinocarpidae.

It was assigned to Pentactinocarpidae by Tekin (2002), Takahashi and Miyake (2014).

Species
P. acanthicus, P. fusiformis, P. magnus, P. sevaticus, P. tetracanthus
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. spinulosa

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Pentactinocarpus Dumitrica
1979Oertlisphaera Kozur and Mostler
1979Praedruppatractylis Kozur and Mostler
2002Pentactinocarpus Tekin
2014Pentactinocarpus Takahashi and Miyake p. 288

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderEntactinariaKozur and Mostler 1982
familyPentactinocarpidaeDumitrica 1978
genusPentactinocarpusDumitrica 1978

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. †Pentactinocarpus Dumitrica 1978
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†Pentactinocarpus acanthicus Dumitrica 1978
†Pentactinocarpus fusiformis Dumitrica 1978
†Pentactinocarpus magnus Kozur and Mostler 1979
†Pentactinocarpus sevaticus Kozur and Mostler 1981
Invalid names: Oertlisphaera Kozur and Mostler 1979 [synonym], Praedruppatractylis Kozur and Mostler 1979 [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 Smithian to the top of the Rhaetian or 249.90000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (80 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Vietnam P. acanthicus (143596 155516)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Russian Federation (Primorsky Krai) P. fusiformis (220626)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Japan (Gifu) P. acanthicus (96065)
Anisian - Ladinian246.7 - 237.0Russian Federation (Primorsky Krai) P. fusiformis (220627)
Illyrian - Fassanian243.33 - 239.48Slovenia P. acanthicus (54018) P. tetracanthus (54017 54021 54022) P. tetracanthus, P. fusiformis (54023) P. tetracanthus, P. fusiformis, P. acanthicus (54019 54020)
Illyrian - Fassanian243.33 - 239.48Italy (Veneto) P. tetracanthus, P. fusiformis (96203)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Philippines P. sp. (53994) P. sp., P. spinulosa, P. fusiformis, P. magnus (53995)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Japan P. fusiformis (77120)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Bosnia and Herzegovina P. tetracanthus (66892)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Austria Praedruppatractylis pessagnoi, Oertlisphaera magna (95665)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Canada (British Columbia) P. acanthicus (95567 95573)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Türkiye P. acanthicus (130662)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Philippines P. sp. A, P. sp. B, P. sp., P. fusiformis, P. magnus (53997)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 205.7Canada (British Columbia) P. acanthicus (95583)
Tuvalian - Lacian233.6 - 215.38Türkiye P. tetracanthus (130681 130689)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Cyprus P. sp., P. tetracanthus (73854) P. tetracanthus (94789 94790)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Türkiye P. tetracanthus (130684 130687 130691 130692 130693 130696 130697 130698)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Cyprus P. sevaticus (94791 94796 94797 94798 94799 94800)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Canada (British Columbia) P. acanthicus (95577 95579 95580) P. sevaticus (94695)
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4Oman P. sevaticus (125287)
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18Cyprus P. tetracanthus (94793)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Türkiye P. sevaticus (58588 59169 130135 130664 131003)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Canada (British Columbia) P. sevaticus (94697)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Canada (British Columbia) P. sevaticus (94702 94726 94728 94729 94731 94733 94736 94737 94740 94741 94742 94747 94751 94753 94755 94758 94760 94762 94764)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Türkiye P. sevaticus (58586 59170 130666 130667 130671 130672 130673)