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Trilonche echinata

Protozoa - Entactinaria - Entactiniidae

Taxonomy
Heliosoma echinata was named by Hinde (1899). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Xiphosphaera echinata by Byokova (1955); it was recombined as Entactinosphaera echinata by Nazarov and Ormiston (1983) and Aitchison (1993); it was recombined as Trilonche echinata by Aitchison et al. (1999) and Wang et al. (2003).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Heliosoma echinata Hinde p. 50 figs. pl. 9, figs. 1, 2
1955Xiphosphaera echinata Byokova
1983Entactinosphaera echinata Nazarov and Ormiston
1993Entactinosphaera echinata Aitchison
1999Trilonche echinata Aitchison et al. p. 145
2003Trilonche echinata Wang et al. p. 133

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderEntactinariaKozur and Mostler 1982
familyEntactiniidaeRiedel 1967
genusTriloncheHinde 1899
speciesechinata(Hinde 1899)

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.

Trilonche echinata Hinde 1899
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
Y. Wang et al. 2003Two concentric spherical lattice shells with approximately six three-bladed main spines of variable width and length. By-spines are common but are variable and typically thorn-like. One main spine is typically substantially longer and more robust than the others. An internal six-rayed spicule is present within the inner shell.
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: base of the Emsian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 407.60000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Australia (Queensland) Trilonche echinata (90986)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Australia (Queensland) Trilonche echinata (90988 90990 90991)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Australia (Queensland) Trilonche echinata (90992)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Australia (Queensland) Trilonche echinata (90993)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Australia (Western Australia) Entactinosphaera echinata (233600)
Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9USA (Ohio) Entactinosphaera echinata (142361 142363)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Japan (Hyogo) Entactinosphaera echinata (95681 95682 95683 95684 95685 95686 95687)