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Dicranastrum

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Myelastridae

Taxonomy
Dicranastrum was named by Haeckel (1881) [Sepkoski's age data: K R]. It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Dicranastrum Haeckel
2001Dicranastrum De Wever et al. p. 161
2002Dicranastrum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilySpongodiscaceaHaeckel 1862
familyMyelastridaeRiedel 1971
genusDicranastrumHaeckel 1881

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. Dicranastrum Haeckel 1881
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available