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Zygostephanus

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Acanthodesmiidae

Taxonomy
Zygostephanus was named by Haeckel (1862) [Sepkoski's age data: J u R]. It is extant.

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

Species

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Zygostephanus Haeckel
1892Zygostephanus quadrupes Rüst
2001Zygostephanus De Wever et al. p. 232
2002Zygostephanus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyAcanthodesmiaceaHertwig 1879
familyAcanthodesmiidaeHertwig 1879
genusZygostephanusHaeckel 1862

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. Zygostephanus Haeckel 1862
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Invalid names: Zygostephanus quadrupes Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium]
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available