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Dictyodedalus

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Acropyramididae

Taxonomy
Dictyodedalus was named by O'Dogherty (1994). It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Dictyodedalus O'Dogherty
2001Dictyodedalus De Wever et al. p. 246

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyAcropyramididaeHaeckel 1881
genusDictyodedalusO'Dogherty 1994

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. Dictyodedalus O'Dogherty 1994
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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

Age range: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 100.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Italy D. acuticephalus (77255)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy D. acuticephalus (78741 78742)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Italy D. acuticephalus (77273 77274)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Italy D. acuticephalus (77177) D. acuticephalus, D. hesperis (77110)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Turkey (Antalya) D. hesperis (95767)
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Turkey (Antalya) D. hesperis (95768)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Czech Republic D. cretaceus (67451)