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Palaeotetrapyle

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Pyloniidae

Taxonomy
Palaeotetrapyle was named by Dumitrica (1988). It is the type genus of Palaeotetrapylinae.

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

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Palaeotetrapyle Dumitrica
2001Palaeotetrapyle De Wever et al. p. 149

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyPyloniidaeHaeckel 1881
subfamilyPalaeotetrapylinaeDumitrica 1988
genusPalaeotetrapyleDumitrica 1988

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. †Palaeotetrapyle Dumitrica 1988
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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

Age range: Danian or 66.00000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66New Zealand (Marlborough) P. muelleri (95902 95907)