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Pentapylonium

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Pseudoaulophacidae

Taxonomy
Pentapylonium was named by Dumitrica (1991). It is extant. It is the type genus of Pentapyloniinae.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Pentapylonium Dumitrica
2001Pentapylonium De Wever et al. p. 146

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyPseudoaulophacidaeRiedel 1967
subfamilyPentapyloniinae
genusPentapyloniumDumitrica 1991

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. Pentapylonium Dumitrica 1991
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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