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Spongentactinella corynacantha

Protozoa - Entactinaria - Tetrentactiniidae

Taxonomy
Spongentactinella corynacantha was named by Nazarov and Ormiston (1983). Its type specimen is USNM 360201, a test, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Long's Well Locality GI/G, which is in a Frasnian carbonate limestone in the Gogo Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Spongentactinella corynacantha Nazarov and Ormiston pp. 46o-461 figs. pl. 3, figs. 22-26
2003Spongentactinella corynacantha Wang et al. p. 131

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderEntactinariaKozur and Mostler 1982
familyTetrentactiniidaeKozur and Mostler 1979
tribeTetrentactiniiniKozur and Mostler 1979
genusSpongentactinellaForeman 1963
speciescorynacantha

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.

Spongentactinella corynacantha Nazarov and Ormiston 1983
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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: base of the Givetian to the top of the Late/Upper Frasnian or 387.70000 to 376.10000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.7 - 382.7China (Yunnan) Spongentactinella corynacantha (90904)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Australia (Western Australia) Spongentactinella corynacantha (type locality: 233600)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1China (Guangxi) Spongentactinella corynacantha (90910)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1China (Yunnan) Spongentactinella corynacantha (90906)