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Tetracanthellipsis

Protozoa - Actinommidae

Taxonomy
Tetracanthellipsis was named by Squinabol (1903). It is extant.

It was assigned to Actinommidae by De Wever et al. (2001).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Tetracanthellipsis Squinabol
2001Tetracanthellipsis De Wever et al. p. 121

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superfamilyEthmosphaeraceaHaeckel 1862
familyActinommidaeHaeckel 1862
genusTetracanthellipsisSquinabol 1903

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. Tetracanthellipsis Squinabol 1903
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Tetracanthellipsis euganeus Squinabol 1903
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 Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Late/Upper Turonian or 99.60000 to 89.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy T. euganeus (78742)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Italy T. euganeus (77274)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Italy T. euganeus (77177) T. gregalis (77110)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Greece T. euganeus (94921)