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Astrorhiza

Astrorhizidae

Taxonomy

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Astrorhiza Cushman p. 6
1988Astrorhiza Loeblich and Tappan
2002Astrorhiza Sepkoski
2004Astrorhiza Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
RankNameAuthor
suborderTextulariinaDelage and Hérouard 1896
familyAstrorhizidaeBrady 1881
genusAstrorhiza

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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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: agglutinatedg
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: infaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feederg
Created: 2007-11-25 06:04:22
Modified: 2009-05-20 05:23:29
Source: g = genus, subo = suborder, o = order
References: Loeblich and Tappan 1988, Loeblich and Tappan 1984, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the NN21 or 259.51000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Lithuania A. porosa (46158)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) A. sp. (38947 38949)
NN210.29 - 0.0North Pacific A. sp. (273840)