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Artostobium

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Artostrobiidae

Taxonomy
Artostobium was named by Haeckel (1887). It is extant.

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Artostobium Haeckel
1887Botryostrobus Haeckel
2001Artostobium De Wever et al. p. 255
2002Botryostrobus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyAcanthodesmiaceaHertwig 1879
familyArtostrobiidaeRiedel 1967
genusArtostobiumHaeckel 1887

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. Artostobium Haeckel 1887
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Invalid names: Botryostrobus Haeckel 1887 [synonym]
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 Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 70.60000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0New Zealand (Marlborough) Botryostrobus parsonsae (95884)
Danian66.0 - 61.6New Zealand (Marlborough) Botryostrobus parsonsae (95878 95883 95892 95893 95894 95895 95896 95901 95902 95904 95905)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2New Zealand (Marlborough) Botryostrobus parsonsae (95909)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Ecuador Botryostrobus miralstensis, Botryostrobus bramlettei, Botryostrobus auritus (90851)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Japan Botryostrobus aquilonaris, Botryostrobus seriatus (233640 233708 233709 233710 233711) Botryostrobus aquilonarius, Botryostrobus seriatus (233712)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Japan Botryostrobus aquilonaris, Botryostrobus seriatus (233713)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Botryostrobus aquilonaris, Botryostrobus seriatus (233714)