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Leugeoninae

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Parvivaccidae

Taxonomy
Leugeoninae was named by Yang and Wang (1990). Its type is Leugeo.

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

Subtaxa
Hexasphaera, Leugeo (type genus), Levileugeo

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Leugeoninae Yang and Wang
2001Leugeoninae De Wever et al. p. 114

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyParvivaccidaePessagno and Yang 1989
subfamilyLeugeoninaeYang and Wang 1990
subfamilyLeugeoninaeYang and Wang 1990

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.

Subfm. †Leugeoninae Yang and Wang 1990
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G. †Hexasphaera Hull 1997
G. †Leugeo Yang and Wang 1990
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Leugeo hexacubica Baumgartner 1984
Leugeo hullae Yeh 2009
Leugeo mirificus Kiessling 1995
Leugeo ordinarius Yang and Wang 1990
Leugeo parvispinata Hull 1997
G. †Levileugeo Yang and Wang 1990
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 Bajocian to the top of the Early/Lower Oxfordian or 168.60000 to 154.80000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2USA (California) Levileugeo sp. (51631 51632)
Late/Upper Bajocian168.6 - 168.2USA (Oregon) Leugeo sp. A, Leugeo ordinarius, Leugeo parvispinata (106403)
Late/Upper Bajocian - Early/Lower Bathonian168.6 - 165.3Costa Rica Leugeo hexacubicus (209714)
Late/Upper Bajocian - Early/Lower Bathonian168.6 - 165.3Oman Leugeo parvispinatus, Levileugeo ordinarius (125306)
Early/Lower Bathonian168.2 - 165.3USA (Oregon) Levileugeo ordinarius, Leugeo hullae (94149)
Early/Lower Bathonian168.2 - 165.3USA (California) Levileugeo sp. (51644 51648)
Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Callovian168.2 - 161.5Oman Leugeo parvispinata (125388)
Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Callovian168.2 - 161.5Italy Leugeo hexacubicus (51086 51087)
Bathonian - Oxfordian168.2 - 154.8Spain Leugeo hexacubicus (131819)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5USA (California) Hexasphaera baumgartneri, Levileugeo ordinarius (50738) Hexasphaera baumgartneri, Levileugeo ordinarius, Leugeo parvispinata (50737)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Italy Leugeo hexacubica (47164) Leugeo sp. A, Leugeo sp. B, Leugeo mirificus, Leugeo hexacubica (47163) Levileugeo ordinarius (89641)
Late/Upper Callovian - Early/Lower Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8Philippines Leugeo hexacubicus (52070)
Late/Upper Callovian - Middle Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8Greece Praeconocaryomma hexacubica (47839)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Italy Leugeo hexacubica (47168)