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Biciliata

Protozoa

Taxonomy
Biciliata is a superphylum. It is extant.

It was assigned to Protozoa by Kiessling (2003).

Subtaxa
Ciliophora

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Biciliata Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
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superphylumBiciliata
superphylumBiciliata

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.

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Ph. †Ciliophora
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G. †Cadosina Wanner 1940
G. †Colomisphaera Nowak 1968
Cl. Oligotrichea Scott and Marchant 2005
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Invalid names: Choreotrichida Scott and Marchant 2005 [empty]
G. †Stomiosphaera Wanner 1940
Or. Tintinnida Corliss 1955
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Fm. Codonellidae Kent et al. 1881
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G. Remanellina Loeblich and Tappan 1968
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Autunian to the top of the Holocene or 298.90000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 283.3 Ma

Collections (146 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Autunian298.9 - 283.3Israel Tintinnida indet. (31565)
Permian298.9 - 251.902Israel Tintinnida indet. (31507 31512 31551 31558)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Ireland Tintinnida spp. (26380 26381)
Early/Lower Triassic251.902 - 246.7Israel Tintinnida indet. (31466 31534 31537)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Israel Tintinnida indet. (31532 31533)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.5 - 149.2Poland Stomiosphaera moluccana (215203)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian157.9 - 152.21Poland Colomisphaera lapidosa (215246)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Poland Colomisphaera fibrata, Colomisphaera carpathica (215202)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Tithonian152.21 - 143.1Bulgaria Stomiosphaera moluccana, Colomisphaera nagyi (151486)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Cuba Calpionella alpina (57712) Chitinoidella boneti (57203)
Middle Tithonian - Late/Upper Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Czechia Calpionella alpina (31283)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Cuba Calpionella spp. (57724)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Cuba Calpionellida indet. (57204)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian145.06 - 141.0Poland Calpionella alpina, Crassicollaria intermedia (64117)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Berriasian145.06 - 137.05Cuba Calpionella alpina (57205)
Early/Lower Berriasian143.1 - 141.0Austria Remaniella duranddelgai, Remaniella catalanoi, Tintinnopsella carpathica, Calpionella alpina (60195) Remaniella ferasini, Remaniella duranddelgai, Remaniella catalanoi, Tintinnopsella carpathica, Calpionella alpina (60091 60194)
Early/Lower Berriasian143.1 - 141.0Romania (Bicaz Gorges) Remaniella dadayi, Tintinnopsella carpathica, Calpionella alpina, Crassicollaria massutiniana, Crassicollaria parvula (138717)
Early/Lower Berriasian - Middle Berriasian143.1 - 139.1Mexico ( San Luis Potosí ) Remaniella sp., Tintinnopsella carpathica, Tintinnopsella longa (192495) Tintinnopsella carpathica (192481 192489 192491 192496 192497 192498) Tintinnopsella carpathica, Tintinnopsella longa (192493)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Cuba Calpionella sp. (57709) Calpionellopsis simplex, Calpionellopsis oblonga (57202)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Spain Remaniella borzai, Tintinnopsella carpathica, Tintinnopsella longa, Calpionella alpina, Calpionellopsis simplex, Calpionellopsis oblonga (65319) Remaniella cadischiana, Remaniella borzai, Tintinnopsella carpathica, Tintinnopsella longa, Calpionella alpina, Calpionellopsis simplex, Calpionellopsis oblonga, Lorenziella hungarica (65320) Remaniella cadischiana, Remaniella borzai, Tintinnopsella carpathica, Tintinnopsella longa, Calpionellopsis simplex, Calpionellopsis oblonga, Lorenziella hungarica (65318) Remaniella cadischiana, Remaniella catalanoi, Tintinnopsella carpathica, Tintinnopsella longa, Calpionella alpina, Calpionellopsis simplex, Calpionellopsis oblonga, Lorenziella hungarica (65308 65310) Remaniella cadischiana, Remaniella catalanoi, Tintinnopsella carpathica, Tintinnopsella longa, Calpionellopsis simplex, Calpionellopsis oblonga, Lorenziella hungarica, Lorenziella dacica (65313) Remaniella cadischiana, Remaniella filipescui, Remaniella catalanoi, Tintinnopsella carpathica, Tintinnopsella longa, Calpionella alpina, Calpionellopsis simplex, Calpionellopsis oblonga, Lorenziella hungarica (65288 65290 65293 65294) Remaniella cadischiana, Remaniella filipescui, Tintinnopsella carpathica, Tintinnopsella longa, Calpionella alpina, Calpionellopsis simplex, Calpionellopsis oblonga, Lorenziella hungarica (65287) Remaniella cadischiana, Remaniella filipescui, Tintinnopsella carpathica, Tintinnopsella longa, Calpionellopsis simplex, Calpionellopsis oblonga (65289) Remaniella cadischiana, Tintinnopsella carpathica, Tintinnopsella longa, Calpionella alpina, Calpionellopsis simplex, Calpionellopsis oblonga (65317) Remaniella cadischiana, Tintinnopsella carpathica, Tintinnopsella longa, Calpionella alpina, Calpionellopsis simplex, Calpionellopsis oblonga, Lorenziella hungarica (65291 65311) Remaniella cadischiana, Tintinnopsella carpathica, Tintinnopsella longa, Calpionella alpina, Calpionellopsis simplex, Calpionellopsis oblonga, Praecalpionellites murgeanui (65295) Remaniella cadischiana, Tintinnopsella carpathica, Tintinnopsella longa, Calpionellopsis oblonga, Lorenziella hungarica, Praecalpionellites murgeanui (65321) Remaniella cadischiana, Tintinnopsella carpathica, Tintinnopsella longa, Calpionellopsis simplex, Calpionellopsis oblonga (65315) Remaniella cadischiana, Tintinnopsella carpathica, Tintinnopsella longa, Calpionellopsis simplex, Calpionellopsis oblonga, Lorenziella hungarica (65316) Remaniella catalanoi, Tintinnopsella carpathica, Tintinnopsella longa, Calpionella alpina, Calpionellopsis simplex, Calpionellopsis oblonga (65309) Remaniella catalanoi, Tintinnopsella carpathica, Tintinnopsella longa, Calpionella alpina, Calpionellopsis simplex, Calpionellopsis oblonga, Lorenziella hungarica (65314) Remaniella filipescui, Remaniella catalanoi, Tintinnopsella carpathica, Tintinnopsella longa, Calpionellopsis simplex, Calpionellopsis oblonga, Lorenziella hungarica (65292) Remaniella filipescui, Tintinnopsella carpathica, Tintinnopsella longa, Calpionella alpina, Calpionellopsis oblonga, Lorenziella hungarica (64999) Remaniella filipescui, Tintinnopsella carpathica, Tintinnopsella longa, Calpionella alpina, Calpionellopsis simplex, Calpionellopsis oblonga (64982) Remaniella filipescui, Tintinnopsella carpathica, Tintinnopsella longa, Calpionella alpina, Calpionellopsis simplex, Calpionellopsis oblonga, Lorenziella hungarica (64993) Tintinnopsella carpathica, Calpionellopsis oblonga, Praecalpionellites murgeanui (65323) Tintinnopsella carpathica, Tintinnopsella longa, Calpionella alpina, Calpionellopsis simplex, Calpionellopsis oblonga, Lorenziella hungarica (65312) Tintinnopsella carpathica, Tintinnopsella longa, Calpionellopsis simplex, Calpionellopsis oblonga, Lorenziella hungarica (64986)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Poland Tintinnopsella longa, Tintinnopsella carpathica, Calpionella alpina, Calpionella elliptica, Calpionella austriaca, Calpionellites darderi, Crassicollaria parvula, Crassicollaria intermedia (62344)
Berriasian - Early/Lower Valanginian143.1 - 132.6Albania Remaniella cadishiana, Tintinnopsella longa, Tintinnopsella carpathica, Calpionella elliptica, Calpionellopsis oblonga, Calpionellopsis simplex (67435)
Berriasian - Early/Lower Valanginian143.1 - 132.6Cuba Calpionella alpina, Calpionella sp., Calpionellopsis sp. (57725)
Middle Berriasian141.0 - 139.1Algeria Tintinnopsella carpathica (64361)
Middle Berriasian141.0 - 139.1Austria Remaniella duranddelgai, Remaniella cadischiana, Remaniella filipescu, Calpionella alpina, Calpionella elliptica, Calpionellopsis simplex (60199) Remaniella duranddelgai, Remaniella cadischiana, Tintinnopsella carpathica, Tintinnopsella subacuta, Calpionella elliptica (60198) Remaniella duranddelgai, Remaniella colomi, Remaniella borzai, Calpionella alpina, Calpionella elliptica (60196) Remaniella duranddelgai, Remaniella colomi, Remaniella borzai, Remaniella cadischiana, Tintinnopsella carpathica, Calpionella alpina, Calpionella elliptica, Stomiosphaera wanneri (60197)
Late/Upper Berriasian139.1 - 137.05Algeria Calpionella alpina (64363) Calpionellopsis simplex (64331) Calpionellopsis sp. (64323) Tintinnopsella carpathica, Calpionellopsis simplex (64317)
Late/Upper Berriasian139.1 - 137.05Austria Lorenziella hungarica, Cadosina minuta, Stomiosphaera wanneri (60202) Remaniella duranddelgai, Remaniella cadischiana, Remaniella filipescu, Tintinnopsella carpathica, Calpionella alpina, Calpionellopsis oblonga (60200) Tintinnopsella carpathica, Calpionella alpina, Calpionellopsis oblonga (60201)
Late/Upper Berriasian - Early/Lower Valanginian139.1 - 132.6Cuba Calpionellopsis simplex, Calpionellopsis oblonga (57716)
Early/Lower Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Cuba Calpionellites darderi, Cadosina sp. (57710)
Early/Lower Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Austria Remaniella filipescu, Tintinnopsella carpathica, Tintinnopsella longa, Calpionella minuta, Calpionellites coronata, Calpionellopsis oblonga, Praecalpionellites murgeanui (60203) Tintinnopsella carpathica, Calpionella elliptica, Calpionellites darderi, Calpionellites major, Calpionellopsis oblonga, Cadosina minuta (60206) Tintinnopsella carpathica, Calpionella minuta, Calpionellites darderi, Calpionellites major, Calpionellopsis oblonga, Cadosina minuta (60204) Tintinnopsella carpathica, Calpionellites darderi (60205)
Early/Lower Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Romania (Bicaz Gorges) Tintinnopsella carpathica, Calpionellites allemanni (138804)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Austria Cadosina minuta, Stomiosphaera wanneri, Colomisphaera vogleri (60207) Colomisphaera vogleri (60229) Stomiosphaera echinata (60228) Stomiosphaera wanneri (60208 60209 60210 60225 60226 60227) Tintinnopsella carpathica, Cadosina semiradiata, Stomiosphaera wanneri (60224) Tintinnopsella carpathica, Colomisphaera vogleri (60211)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Albania Tintinnopsella carpathica, Calpionellites darderi, Calpionellopsis oblonga, Calpionellopsis simplex (67436)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Spain Remaniella cadischiana, Remaniella borzai, Tintinnopsella carpathica, Tintinnopsella longa, Calpionella alpina, Calpionellites darderi, Calpionellopsis oblonga, Lorenziella hungarica, Praecalpionellites murgeanui (65324) Remaniella cadischiana, Remaniella filipescui, Remaniella borzai, Tintinnopsella carpathica, Tintinnopsella longa, Calpionellites darderi, Calpionellopsis oblonga, Lorenziella hungarica (65298) Remaniella cadischiana, Remaniella filipescui, Tintinnopsella carpathica, Tintinnopsella longa, Calpionellites darderi, Calpionellites caravacaensis, Calpionellopsis oblonga, Praecalpionellites murgeanui (65301) Remaniella cadischiana, Tintinnopsella carpathica, Calpionellites darderi, Calpionellites caravacaensis, Lorenziella hungarica, Praecalpionellites murgeanui (65333) Remaniella cadischiana, Tintinnopsella carpathica, Tintinnopsella longa, Calpionella alpina, Calpionellites darderi, Calpionellopsis oblonga, Lorenziella hungarica, Praecalpionellites murgeanui (65296 65297) Remaniella cadischiana, Tintinnopsella carpathica, Tintinnopsella longa, Calpionellites darderi, Calpionellites caravacaensis, Calpionellopsis oblonga, Lorenziella hungarica, Praecalpionellites murgeanui (65302 65330) Remaniella cadischiana, Tintinnopsella carpathica, Tintinnopsella longa, Calpionellites darderi, Calpionellites caravacaensis, Lorenziella hungarica, Praecalpionellites murgeanui (65304 65305 65332) Remaniella cadischiana, Tintinnopsella carpathica, Tintinnopsella longa, Calpionellites darderi, Calpionellopsis oblonga, Lorenziella hungarica, Praecalpionellites murgeanui (65018 65325) Remaniella cadischiana, Tintinnopsella carpathica, Tintinnopsella longa, Calpionellites darderi, Calpionellopsis oblonga, Praecalpionellites murgeanui (65329) Remaniella cadischiana, Tintinnopsella carpathica, Tintinnopsella longa, Calpionellopsis oblonga, Lorenziella hungarica (65014 65016) Tintinnopsella carpathica, Calpionellites darderi, Calpionellopsis oblonga, Lorenziella hungarica (65007) Tintinnopsella carpathica, Tintinnopsella longa, Calpionellites darderi, Calpionellopsis oblonga, Lorenziella hungarica, Praecalpionellites murgeanui (65326 65328) Tintinnopsella carpathica, Tintinnopsella longa, Calpionellopsis oblonga (65012)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6North Atlantic Calpionella alpina (45348)
Hauterivian - Barremian132.6 - 121.4Slovakia Cadosina semiradiata, Stomiosphaera wanneri, Colomisphaera sp. (2061) Tintinnopsella carpathia, Cadosina semiradiata, Colomisphaera vogleri, Colomisphaera heliosphaera (2060)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Mexico Stomiosphaera sphaerica (42270)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian100.5 - 89.8Italy Stomiosphaera sp. (67617)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Spain Stomiosphaera sp. (79728)
Coniacian - Campanian89.8 - 72.2Italy Stomiosphaera sp. (161219)
Late/Upper Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Italy Stomiosphaera sp. (67596)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Slovakia Cadosina undosa, Cadosina spinosa, Cadosina fusca (88186)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Slovakia Cadosina fusca (88272 88274)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) Tintinnida indet. (41945 41947)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Ukraine Bignotella batiformis, Bignotella cristatus, Bignotella aculeata, Yvonniellina calathioides, Yvonniellina glabra, Savroniella rugosa (47068)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Ukraine Bignotella batiformis, Bignotella elongata, Bignotella cristata, Bignotella bulbulus, Yvonniellina oedelemensis, Savroniella cincinnata (47067)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117North Pacific Tintinnida indet. (270393)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0North Pacific Tintinnida indet. (270842 270843)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774North Pacific Tintinnida indet. (270412 270428 270798 270802 270803 270818 270821 270830)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Victoria) Coxiella sp. (182902)