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Rhopalocanium ornatum

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Eucyrtiidae

Taxonomy
Rhopalocanium ornatum was named by Ehrenberg (1847). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Rhopalocanium.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Rhopalocanium ornatum Ehrenberg figs. fig. 3
1954Rhopalocanium ornatum Campbell
2003Rhopalocanium ornatum Sanfilippo et al. p. 56
2009Rhopalocanium ornatum Suzuki

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

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.

Rhopalocanium ornatum Ehrenberg 1847
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Diagnosis
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