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Heliosphaera

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Astrosphaeridae

Taxonomy
Heliosphaera was named by Haeckel (1860) [Sepkoski's age data: K Vala-l R]. It is extant.

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Heliosphaera Haeckel
1892Heliosphaera bardanum Rüst
1892Heliosphaera kjrulfi Rüst
1899Heliosphaera fenestrata Hinde
2001Heliosphaera De Wever et al. p. 110
2002Heliosphaera Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyAstrosphaeridaeHaeckel 1881
genusHeliosphaeraHaeckel 1860

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. Heliosphaera Haeckel 1860
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Heliosphaera alternata Aberdeen 1940
Heliosphaera clavata Hinde 1899
Heliosphaera haeckeli Ruedemann and Wilson 1936
Heliosphaera macrospinosa Aberdeen 1940
Heliosphaera micropora Ruedemann and Wilson 1936
Heliosphaera robusta Hinde 1899
Heliosphaera ruesti Ruedemann and Wilson 1936
Heliosphaera tamworthi Hinde 1899
Heliosphaera venusta Ruedemann and Wilson 1936
Invalid names: Heliosphaera bardanum Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium], Heliosphaera fenestrata Hinde 1899 [nomen dubium], Heliosphaera kjrulfi Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available