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Cyrtentactinia

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Popofskyellidae

Taxonomy
Cyrtentactinia was named by Foreman (1963) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fras C Tour Sepkoski's reference number: 701]. Its type is Cyrtentactinia cibdelosphaera.

It was assigned to Popofskyellidae by De Wever et al. (2001); and to Spumellaria by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Cyrtentactinia Foreman
2001Cyrtentactinia De Wever et al. p. 216
2002Cyrtentactinia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyPopofskyellidaeDeflandre 1964
genusCyrtentactiniaForeman 1963

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. †Cyrtentactinia Foreman 1963
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Cyrtentactinia formosa Cheng 1986
Cyrtentactinia pessagnoi Schwartzapfel and Holdsworth 1996
Cyrtentactinia primotica Foreman 1963
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: Late/Upper Devonian or 382.31000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Devonian382.31 - 358.86USA (Ohio) C. cibdelosphaera, C. primotica (142358) C. primotica (142361 142363)