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Eucyrtidiidae

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Eucyrtidiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Eucyrtidiidae Ehrenberg
2001Eucyrtidiidae De Wever et al. p. 278

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyEucyrtidiaceaEhrenberg 1847
familyEucyrtidiidaeEhrenberg 1847
familyEucyrtidiidaeEhrenberg 1847

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.

Fm. Eucyrtidiidae Ehrenberg 1847
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G. Artocapsa Haeckel 1881
G. Artophormis Haeckel 1881
G. Buryella Foreman 1973
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†Buryella clinata Foreman 1973
†Buryella tetradica Foreman 1973
G. Calocyclas Ehrenberg 1847
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†Calocyclas hispida Ehrenberg) 1873
Calocyclas turris Ehrenberg 1874
G. Calocycloma Haeckel 1887
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Calocycloma ampulla Ehrenberg 1862
G. Clathrocycloma Haeckel 1887
G. Cymaetron Caulet 1991
G. Cyrtocapsa Haeckel 1881
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†Cyrtocapsa campi Campbell and Clark 1944
†Cyrtocapsa crescenda Kiessling 1995
†Cyrtocapsa indonesiensis Tan Sin Hok 1927
†Cyrtocapsa tripes Yang 1993
G. †Cyrtocapsella Haeckel 1887
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Invalid names: Cyrtocapsella Haeckel 1887 [objective synonym]
G. †Eostichomitra Empson-Morin 1981
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†Eostichomitra warzigita Empson-Morin 1981
G. Eucyrtidium Ehrenberg 1847
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Eucyrtidium acuminatum Ehrenberg 1844
†Eucyrtidium matsumotoi Taketani 1982
Eucyrtidium trachelius Ehrenberg 1861
Invalid names: Eucyrtis Haeckel 1882 [objective synonym]
G. †Gigi De Wever 1982
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†Gigi fustis De Wever 1982
G. †Guexella Baumgartner 1984
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†Guexella clava O'Dogherty et al. 2006
†Guexella mangoforata O'Dogherty et al. 2006
†Guexella nudata Kocher 1981
G. †Lantus Yeh 1987
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†Lantus intermedius Gorican et al. 2006
†Lantus obesus Yeh 1987
†Lantus praeobesus Gorican et al. 2006
†Lantus sixi Yeh 1987
†Lantus sutnal O'Dogherty and Gawlick 2008
G. Lithopera Ehrenberg 1847
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Lithopera bacca Ehrenberg 1873
G. Milax Blome 1984
G. Phalangites O'Dogherty 1994
G. Phormocyrtis Haeckel 1887
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†Phormocyrtis cubense Riedel and Sanfilippo 1971
†Phormocyrtis striata Brandt in Wetzel 1935
†Phormocyrtis turgida Krasheninnikov 1960
†Phormocyrtis vasculum O'Conner 1994
G. †Pseudoeucyrtis Pessagno 1977
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†Pseudoeucyrtis angusta Carter et al. 1998
†Pseudoeucyrtis fullerensis Carter et al. 1998
†Pseudoeucyrtis levis Hori 1999
†Pseudoeucyrtis reticularis Matsuoka and Yao 1985
†Pseudoeucyrtis safraensis Gorican et al. 2006
Invalid names: Protokatroma Carter et al. 1998 [synonym]
G. †Schaumellus Empson-Morin 1981
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†Schaumellus aufragendus Empson-Morin 1981
G. Solenotryma Foreman 1968
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†Solenotryma dacryodes Foreman 1968
†Solenotryma ichikawai Matsuoka and Yao 1985
†Solenotryma japonica Taketani 1982
G. Stichocapsa Haeckel 1881
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†Stichocapsa biconica Matsuoka 1991
†Stichocapsa convexa Yao 1979
†Stichocapsa naradaniensis Matsuoka 1984
†Stichocapsa pilula Rüst 1885
†Stichocapsa pseudoconvexa Kemkin and Taketani 2004
†Stichocapsa robusta Matsuoka 1984
†Stichocapsa singularis Tan Sin Hok 1927
Invalid names: Stichocapsa anguillula Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium], Stichocapsa biceps Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium], Stichocapsa bukkiana Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium], Stichocapsa citriformis Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium], Stichocapsa ellipsoides Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium], Stichocapsa elpenor Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium], Stichocapsa gravida Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium], Stichocapsa pupa Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium], Stichocapsa taenia Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium]
G. Stichocorys Haeckel 1881
G. Stichomitra Cayeux 1897
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†Stichomitra bertrandi Cayeux 1897
†Stichomitra carnegiense Campbell and Clark 1944
†Stichomitra communis Squinabol 1903
†Stichomitra doliolum Aita 1986
†Stichomitra foraminosa Taketani 1982
†Stichomitra pseudacerra Tan Sin Hok 1927
†Stichomitra stecki O'Dogherty et al. 2006
†Stichomitra tairai Aita 1987
†Stichomitra triassica Dumitrica et al. 1980
G. †Vistularia Gorka 1989
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†Vistularia magna Gorka 1989
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Carnian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 237.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 235.0 Ma

Collections (734 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Illyrian - Fassanian247.2 - 235.0Italy (Veneto) Stichomitra triassica (96203)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Albania Eucyrtidium sp. (53988)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5Albania Eucyrtidium sp. (53990)
Aratauran201.4 - 188.9New Zealand (Otago) Gigi fustis (196552)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Japan Gigi fustis, Lantus praeobesus (125774) Gigi sp. (120132 120137) Gigi sp., Gigi fustis (120136 120138) Stichocapsa sp. (120133) Stichocapsa sp. A (120134) Stichocapsa sp. B, Gigi sp., Gigi fustis (120139)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Turkey Protokatroma sp. A, Protokatroma aquila (33670 33671 33672)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.3 - 196.5Canada (British Columbia) Pseudoeucyrtis fullerensis (94290)
Early/Lower Hettangian - Middle Hettangian201.3 - 196.5Canada (British Columbia) Protokatroma aquila (94394) Protokatroma aquila, Pseudoeucyrtis fullerensis (94393 94398) Pseudoeucyrtis angusta, Pseudoeucyrtis fullerensis (94397) Pseudoeucyrtis fullerensis (94280 94395)
Late/Upper Hettangian201.3 - 196.5Canada (British Columbia) Protokatroma aquila (94292 94295) Protokatroma aquila, Pseudoeucyrtis angusta (94299) Protokatroma aquila, Pseudoeucyrtis angusta, Pseudoeucyrtis fullerensis (94293 94294 94297) Protokatroma aquila, Pseudoeucyrtis fullerensis (94298 94374 94376) Protokatroma sp. A (34142 94400) Protokatroma sp. A, Protokatroma aquila, Pseudoeucyrtis angusta, Pseudoeucyrtis fullerensis (94375) Protokatroma sp. A, Pseudoeucyrtis angusta (34140 34144) Pseudoeucyrtis fullerensis (94296)
Middle Hettangian - Late/Upper Hettangian201.3 - 196.5Canada (British Columbia) Protokatroma aquila, Pseudoeucyrtis angusta, Pseudoeucyrtis fullerensis (94285) Protokatroma aquila, Pseudoeucyrtis fullerensis (94288) Pseudoeucyrtis fullerensis (94282 94284 94287)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8Canada (British Columbia) Protokatroma sp. A, Protokatroma aquila, Pseudoeucyrtis angusta (34147)
Late/Upper Hettangian - Early/Lower Sinemurian201.3 - 189.6Canada (British Columbia) Protokatroma sp. A (34146 94302) Protokatroma sp. A, Protokatroma aquila, Pseudoeucyrtis angusta, Pseudoeucyrtis fullerensis (94300 94301 94377) Protokatroma sp. A, Pseudoeucyrtis angusta (94378)
Hettangian - Pliensbachian201.3 - 182.7Japan Gigi fustis (120063 120065 120066 120182) Gigi spp. (120183) Lantus praeobesus (120186) Stichocapsa sp. (120179 120188 120189 120190) Stichocapsa sp., Gigi spp. (120180) Stichocapsa sp., Gigi spp., Gigi fustis (120185) Stichocapsa sp., Gigi spp., Lantus praeobesus (120184)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Turkey Protokatroma sp. A (33675 33676 33677 33678 33679 33680 33681) Protokatroma sp. A, Protokatroma aquila (33673 33674) Stichocapsa sp. A, Protokatroma sp. A (33682)
Sinemurian - Pliensbachian199.3 - 182.7Japan Gigi fustis (119997 119998) Lantus intermedius (120257)
Early/Lower Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Canada (British Columbia) Protokatroma aquila, Pseudoeucyrtis angusta (94306) Protokatroma sp. A, Pseudoeucyrtis angusta (94379)
Early/Lower Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Philippines Lantus sp. A, Stichocapsa sp. A, Stichocapsa sp. B, Stichocapsa sp. C, Protokatroma busuangaensis, Protokatroma sp. B, Protokatroma aquila (51816) Protokatroma busuangaensis, Protokatroma aquila, Pseudoeucyrtis angusta (51815) Stichocapsa sp. A, Stichocapsa sp. B, Pseudoeucyrtis sp. A, Protokatroma busuangaensis, Protokatroma sp. A, Protokatroma aquila (51813) Stichocapsa sp. B (51814)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Canada (British Columbia) Protokatroma sp. A (94382 94383)
Late/Upper Sinemurian - Early/Lower Pliensbachian196.5 - 183.0Canada (British Columbia) Lantus obesus, Lantus intermedius, Lantus praeobesus (119700 119701)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Greece Lantus obesus (142120)