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Lonchosphaera

Protozoa - Entactinaria - Centrocubidae

Taxonomy
Lonchosphaera was named by Popofsky (1908). It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Lonchosphaera Popofsky
2001Lonchosphaera De Wever et al. p. 200

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderEntactinariaKozur and Mostler 1982
familyCentrocubidaeHollande and Enjumet 1960
genusLonchosphaeraPopofsky 1908

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. Lonchosphaera Popofsky 1908
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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