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Theocotylidae

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Theocotylidae

Taxonomy
Theocotylidae was named by Petrushevskaya (1981). Its type is Theocotyle.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Theocotylidae Petrushevskaya
2001Theocotylidae De Wever et al. p. 280

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyEucyrtidiaceaEhrenberg 1847
familyTheocotylidaePetrushevskaya 1981
familyTheocotylidaePetrushevskaya 1981

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. †Theocotylidae Petrushevskaya 1981
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G. †Axocorys Haeckel 1881
G. †Lamptonium Haeckel 1887
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Lamptonium fabaeformis Krasheninnikov 1960
Lamptonium pennatum Foreman 1973
Lamptonium sanfilippoae Foreman 1973
G. †Pterocodon Ehrenberg 1847
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Pterocodon ampla Brandt in Wetzel 1935
Pterocodon anteclinata Foreman 1975
Pterocodon campana Ehrenberg 1847
Pterocodon poculum Nishimura 1992
Pterocodon tenellus Foreman 1973
G. †Theocotyle Riedel and Sanfilippo 1970
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Subg. †Theocotyle (Theocotylissa) Foreman 1973
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Theocotylissa alpha Foreman 1973
Theocotylissa auctor Foreman 1973
Theocotylissa ficus Ehrenberg 1873
Theocotyle cryptocephala Ehrenberg 1873
Theocotyle nigriniae Riedel and Sanfilippo 1970
Theocotyle venezuelensis Riedel and Sanfilippo 1970
G. †Thyrsocyrtis Ehrenberg 1847
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Subg. †Thyrsocyrtis (Thyrsocyrtis) Ehrenberg 1847
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Thyrsocyrtis (Thyrsocyrtis) hirsuta Krasheninnikov 1960
Thyrsocyrtis (Thyrsocyrtis) robusta Riedel and Sanfilippo 1970
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 Early/Lower Campanian to the top of the Lutetian or 83.50000 to 41.30000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 70.6 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Poland Theocotyle sp. (95794)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Cyprus Lamptonium pennatum, Pterocodon ampla, Pterocodon poculum, Pterocodon tenellus, Theocotyle auctor (90895)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Cyprus Lamptonium fabaeforme, Lamptonium sanfilippoae, Theocotyle cryptocephala, Theocotyle nigriniae, Theocotylissa alpha, Theocotylissa ficus, Thyrsocyrtis hirsuta, Thyrsocyrtis rhizodon, Thyrsocyrtis tensa (90894) Lamptonium fabaeforme, Pterocodon ampla, Theocotyle cryptocephala, Theocotyle venezuelensis, Theocotyle nigriniae, Theocotylissa alpha, Theocotylissa ficus, Thyrsocyrtis hirsuta, Thyrsocyrtis rhizodon, Thyrsocyrtis tensa (90893) Lamptonium fabaeforme, Theocotyle cryptocephala, Theocotyle venezuelensis, Theocotyle nigriniae, Theocotylissa ficus, Thyrsocyrtis hirsuta, Thyrsocyrtis rhizodon, Thyrsocyrtis tensa (90892)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Cyprus Lamptonium fabaeforme, Theocotyle conica, Theocotyle cryptocephala, Theocotyle venezuelensis, Theocotylissa ficus, Thyrsocyrtis hirsuta, Thyrsocyrtis rhizodon, Thyrsocyrtis robusta, Thyrsocyrtis tensa (90890) Lamptonium fabaeforme, Theocotyle cryptocephala, Theocotyle venezuelensis, Theocotyle nigriniae, Theocotylissa ficus, Thyrsocyrtis hirsuta, Thyrsocyrtis rhizodon, Thyrsocyrtis robusta, Thyrsocyrtis tensa (90891) Theocotylissa ficus, Thyrsocyrtis hirsuta, Thyrsocyrtis rhizodon, Thyrsocyrtis triacantha, Thyrsocyrtis tensa (90889)