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Helioentactinia aster

Protozoa - Entactinaria

Taxonomy
Helioentactinia aster was named by Aitchison (1993). Its type specimen is GSWA F44082, a test, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pillara Range, SE of Menyous Gap, Canning Basin, which is in a Frasnian reef, buildup or bioherm shale/limestone in the Gogo Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Helioentactinia aster Aitchison p. 118 figs. pl. 7, figs. 16
2003Helioentactinia aster Wang et al. p. 131

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderEntactinariaKozur and Mostler 1982
genusHelioentactiniaNazarov 1975
speciesaster

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.

Helioentactinia aster Aitchison 1993
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Diagnosis
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