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Entactinosphaera esostrongyla

Protozoa - Entactinaria - Entactiniidae

Taxonomy
Entactinosphaera esostrongyla was named by Foreman (1963). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Entactinosphaera.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. chiakensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Entactinosphaera esostrongyla Foreman
2004Entactinosphaera esostrongyla Feng et al. p. 386

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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
genusEntactinosphaeraForeman 1963
speciesesostrongylaForeman 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.

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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

Age range: Late/Upper Devonian or 382.70000 to 358.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9USA (Ohio) Entactinosphaera esostrongyla (142358 142361 142363)