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Acanthodesmiidae

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Acanthodesmiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Acanthodesmiidae Hertwig
2001Acanthodesmiidae De Wever et al. p. 230
2007Acanthodesmiidae Sharma and Takahashi p. 822

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyAcanthodesmiaceaHertwig 1879
familyAcanthodesmiidaeHertwig 1879
familyAcanthodesmiidaeHertwig 1879

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.

Fm. Acanthodesmiidae Hertwig 1879
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G. Archicircus Haeckel 1887
G. Circospyris Haeckel 1881
G. Dictyospris Ehrenberg 1847
G. Dipocoronis Haeckel 1881
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Invalid names: Tetracubus Haeckel 1887 [synonym], Tripocubus Haeckel 1881 [synonym]
G. Eucoronis Haeckel 1881
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Invalid names: Acrocubus Haeckel 1881 [synonym]
G. Lithocircus Müller 1857
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Invalid names: Amphispyris Haeckel 1881 [synonym], Toxarium Haeckel 1887 [synonym]
G. Lithotympanum Haeckel 1881
G. Microcubus Haeckel 1881
G. Nephrodictyum Haeckel 1881
G. Paradictyum Haeckel 1881
G. Perispyris Haeckel 1881
G. Semantis Haeckel 1887
G. Triceraspyris Haeckel 1881
G. Tricolospyris Haeckel 1881
G. Tricyclidium Haeckel 1881
G. Trissocyclus Haeckel 1881
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Invalid names: Trissocircus Haeckel 1881 [synonym]
G. Tympanidium Haeckel 1881
G. Tympaniscus Haeckel 1887
G. Tympanomma Haeckel 1887
G. Zygocircus Bütschli 1882
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Invalid names: Zygocircus priscus Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium], Zygocircus simplicissimus Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium]
G. Zygostephanus Haeckel 1862
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Invalid names: Zygostephanus quadrupes Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium]
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Holocene or 48.07000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.03 Ma

Collections (178 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03North Pacific Zygocircus cimelium (243917 244032 244432 244433 244434 244435 244436 244677 244678 245161 245163 245165 245166 245167 245251 245252 245253 245254 245548 245549 245552)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71North Pacific Zygocircus cimelium (243916 244031 244431)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71North Pacific Zygocircus cimelium (244029 244030 244426 244427 244428 244429 244430 244670 244671 245150 245151 245152 245153 245154 245155 245156 245157 245158 245159 245160 245547 245796 245797)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.04North Pacific Acrocubus octopylus (245848 245849)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04North Pacific Acrocubus octopylus (244775 245238 245239 245240 245685 245842 245843 245845 245846 245847)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45North Pacific Acrocubus octopylus (244764 245647)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98North Pacific Acrocubus octopylus (260471 260472 260473 260474 260475)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63North Pacific Acrocubus octopylus (260468 260469 260470 270775 271759)
Miocene - Pliocene23.04 - 2.58North Pacific Zygocircus sp. (257601)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98North Pacific Acrocubus octopylus (244326 244327 244491 244750 245344 245345 245593 245594 245595 245602 245821 245823)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82North Pacific Acrocubus octopylus (244490 245343 245819 245820)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82North Pacific Acrocubus octopylus (244746 244747 244748 244749 245336 245338 245339 245340 245341 245342 245573 245574 245575 245576 245577 245578 245579 245580 245581 245582 245583 245584 245585 245586 245587 245588 245589 245590 245591 245592 245818)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63North Pacific Acrocubus octopylus (244325 244745 245572)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63North Pacific Acrocubus octopylus (260460 260462 260463 260464 260465 260466 260467 270772 270773 270774 271755 271756 271757 271758 272387 272388) Zygocircus sp. (253187 253190)
NN910.6 - 9.6North Pacific Zygocircus sp. (259802)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58North Pacific Acrocubus octopylus (262427) Zygocircus sp. (262431 266891 266892)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Southern Ocean Triceraspyris antarctica (252110)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117North Pacific Zygocircus sp. (248425 248426 248428 248429 248430 248433 253647 253648 253649 253650 264864)
NN191.9 - 0.42North Pacific Zygocircus sp. (266889)
Jaramillo1.071 - 0.99North Pacific Zygocircus sp. (265537 265539 265540)
Jaramillo - Matuyama1.071 - 0.773North Pacific Zygocircus sp. (265536)
Matuyama0.99 - 0.773North Pacific Zygocircus sp. (265533 265534 265535)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129North Pacific Zygocircus sp. (255106)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Japan Zygocircus piscicaudatus (233640 233711 233712) Zygocircus piscicaudatus, Acanthodesmia vinculata (233708 233709)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Japan Zygocircus piscicaudata, Acanthodesmia vinculata (233713)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Zygocircus piscicaudatus, Acanthodesmia vinculata (233714)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117North Pacific Zygocircus sp. (255100 255101 255102)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Southern Ocean Triceraspyris antarctica (249970 250721)