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Entactinia hercula

Protozoa - Entactinaria - Entactiniidae

Taxonomy
Entactinia hercula was named by Foreman (1963). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Stigmosphaerostylus herculea by Wang et al. (2003).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Entactinia hercula Foreman
2003Stigmosphaerostylus herculea Wang et al. p. 132
2004Entactinia hercula Feng et al. p. 384

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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
genusEntactiniaRüst 1892
speciesherculaForeman 1963

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.

Entactinia hercula Foreman 1963
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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