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Stigmosphaerostylus variospina

Protozoa - Entactinaria - Entactiniidae

Taxonomy
Palaeoxyphostylus variospina was named by Won (1983). It is a 3D body fossil.

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

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Palaeoxyphostylus variospina Won pp. 156-157 figs. pl. 8, figs. 1-4
2003Stigmosphaerostylus variospina 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
familyEntactiniidaeRiedel 1967
genusStigmosphaerostylusRüst 1892
speciesvariospina(Won 1983)

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 Frasnian or 379.50000 to 376.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1China (Yunnan) Stigmosphaerostylus variospina (90906)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1China (Guizhou) Stigmosphaerostylus variospina (90909)