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Rikivatella

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Pyramispongiidae

Taxonomy
Rikivatella was named by Kozur and Mostler (1981).

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Rikivatella Kozur and Mostler
1981Triassospongosphaera Kozur and Mostler
2001Rikivatella De Wever et al. p. 166

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyPyramispongiidaeKozur and Mostler 1978
genusRikivatellaKozur and Mostler 1981

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. †Rikivatella Kozur and Mostler 1981
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Invalid names: Triassospongosphaera Kozur and Mostler 1981 [synonym]
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 Illyrian to the top of the Julian or 243.33000 to 233.60000 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Thailand Triassospongosphaera multispinosa (73871)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Russian Federation (Primorsky Krai) Triassospongosphaera sp. (220623)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Thailand Triassospongosphaera multispinosa (130484 130485 130486 130489 130491 130492 130496 130497 130498 130499 130500 130504 130507 130508 130522 130523 130526 130527)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464China (Xizang) Triassospongosphaera multispinosa (95741 95744) Triassospongosphaera sp. (95743)
Fassanian241.464 - 239.48Albania Triassospongosphaera sp. (53989)
Fassanian241.464 - 239.48Indonesia Triassospongosphaera multispinosa (66918 66920) Triassospongosphaera sp., Triassospongosphaera multispinosa (66917 66921)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Thailand Triassospongosphaera sp. (73874)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Austria Acanthosphaera multispinosa (95665)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Thailand Triassospongosphaera triassica, Triassospongosphaera sp., Triassospongosphaera erici (130292)