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Cryptocarpium

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Pterocorythidae

Taxonomy
Cryptocarpium was named by Sanfilippo and Riedel (1992). It is extant.

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

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Cryptocarpium Sanfilippo and Riedel
2001Cryptocarpium De Wever et al. p. 258

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyAcanthodesmiaceaHertwig 1879
familyPterocorythidaeHaeckel 1881
genusCryptocarpiumSanfilippo and Riedel 1992

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. Cryptocarpium Sanfilippo and Riedel 1992
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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 Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Danian or 70.60000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0New Zealand (Marlborough) C. ornatum (95848 95849 95884 95885 95888) C. sp. A (95845 95847)
Danian66.0 - 61.6New Zealand (Marlborough) C. ornatum (95865 95868 95883 95892 95893 95894 95895 95897 95901 95902 95904 95906) C. ornatum, C. sp. A (95866 95875) C. sp. A (95859 95869 95874 95878)