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Coccodiscinae

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Coccodiscidae

Taxonomy
Coccodiscinae was named by Haeckel (1862). It is extant. Its type is Coccodiscus.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Coccodiscinae Haeckel
2001Coccodiscinae De Wever et al. p. 121

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyCoccodiscidaeHaeckel 1862
subfamilyCoccodiscinaeHaeckel 1862
subfamilyCoccodiscinaeHaeckel 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.

Subfm. Coccodiscinae Haeckel 1862
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G. Coccocyclia Haeckel 1881
G. Coccodiscus Haeckel 1862
G. Heliostylus Haeckel 1881
G. Lithocyclia Ehrenberg 1847
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Lithocyclia ocellus Ehrenberg 1854
Lithocyclia ulrichi Rüst 1892
Invalid names: Lithocyclia devoniensis Hinde and Fox 1895 [nomen dubium]
G. Periphaena Ehrenberg 1873
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Periphaena decora Ehrenberg 1874
Periphaena delta Sanfilippo and Riedel 1973
G. Phacodiscus Haeckel 1881
G. Phacostaurus Haeckel 1881
G. Phacostylus Haeckel 1881
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Phacostylus inokovkus Popova 2000
G. Sethostylus Haeckel 1881
G. Trigonactura Haeckel 1881
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Santonian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 86.30000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 83.6 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Russian Federation (Tambov) Phacostylus inokovkus (95160) Phacostylus sp., Phacostylus inokovkus (95161)
Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian86.3 - 70.6Russian Federation (Tambov) Phacostylus sp. (95159)
Danian66.0 - 61.6New Zealand (Marlborough) Periphaena heliasteriscus (95904 95905)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Cyprus Periphaena tipyramis (90892) Periphaena tipyramis, Lithocyclia ocellus, Periphaena delta (90893) Periphaena tipyramis, Periphaena delta (90894)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Cyprus Periphaena tipyramis, Lithocyclia ocellus, Periphaena delta (90890) Periphaena tipyramis, Periphaena delta (90889 90891)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Peru (Ica) Lithocyclia aristotelis, Lithocyclia ocellus (84654)