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Falcispongus

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Oertlispongidae

Taxonomy
Falcispongus was named by Dumitrica (1982). Its type is Falcispongus falciformis.

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

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Falcispongus Dumitrica
2001Falcispongus De Wever et al. p. 169

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilySponguraceaHaeckel 1862
familyOertlispongidaeKozur and Mostler 1980
genusFalcispongusDumitrica 1982

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. †Falcispongus Dumitrica 1982
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Falcispongus calcaneum Dumitrica 1982
Falcispongus falciformis Dumitrica 1982
Falcispongus hamatus Dumitrica 1982
Falcispongus heinzi Feng and Liang 2003
Falcispongus rostratus Dumitrica 1982
Falcispongus uncus Gorican and Buser 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 Illyrian to the top of the Ladinian or 247.20000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Hungary F. hamatus, F. rostratus, F. falciformis (153381)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0China (Xizang) F. calcaneum, F. falciformis, F. heinzi (95743) F. falciformis (95740 95741)
Illyrian - Fassanian247.2 - 235.0Slovakia F. calcaneum (96140)
Illyrian - Fassanian247.2 - 235.0Slovenia F. calcaneum (54015 54016 54017 54018 54019 54020 54021 54022 54023)
Illyrian - Carnian247.2 - 228.0Hungary F. calcaneum (153389)
Illyrian - Tuvalian247.2 - 221.5Hungary F. falciformis (153382)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Thailand F. calcaneum, F. hamatus (73873) F. curvispinus (73875)
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0China F. calcaneum, F. heinzi (130308 130309) F. pauliani, F. heinzi (130310)
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0Oman F. sp., F. calcaneum (130121)
Fassanian - Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Slovenia F. calcaneum, F. hamatus, F. rostratus (54025) F. calcaneum, F. uncus, F. hamatus, F. rostratus (54024)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0China F. pauliani, F. heinzi (130311)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Turkey F. falciformis aff. F. minor (130615)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Oman F. calcaneum (96086)