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Thyrsocyrtis (Pentalacorys) tensa

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Theocotylidae

Taxonomy
Thyrsocyrtis hirsuta tensa was named by Foreman (1973). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Thyrsocyrtis (Pentalacorys) tensa by Sanfilippo et al. (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Thyrsocyrtis hirsuta tensa Foreman p. 442 figs. pl. 3, figs. 13-16
2003Thyrsocyrtis (Pentalacorys) tensa Sanfilippo et al. p. 57

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
RankNameAuthor
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyEucyrtidiaceaEhrenberg 1847
familyTheocotylidaePetrushevskaya 1981
genusThyrsocyrtisEhrenberg 1847
subgenusPentalacorys(Haeckel 1882)
speciestensa(Foreman 1973)

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
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