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Spongentactinella veles

Protozoa - Entactinaria - Tetrentactiniidae

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

It was recombined as Spongentactinella veles by Nazarov and Ormiston (1983) and Wang et al. (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Tetrentactinia veles Foreman pp. 283-284 figs. pl. 7, fig. 1
1983Spongentactinella veles Nazarov and Ormiston
2003Spongentactinella veles Wang et al. p. 132

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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
speciesveles(Foreman 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.

Spongentactinella veles 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

Age range: Frasnian or 382.70000 to 372.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Australia (Western Australia) Spongentactinella veles (233600)
Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9USA (Ohio) Tetrentactinia veles (142361 142363)