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Orostaurus

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Orosphaeridae

Taxonomy
Orostaurus was named by Friend and Riedel (1967). It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Orostaurus Friend and Riedel
2001Orostaurus De Wever et al. p. 185

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyOrosphaeridaeHaeckel 1887
genusOrostaurusFriend and Riedel 1967

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. Orostaurus Friend and Riedel 1967
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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