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Polyentactinia aranea

Protozoa - Entactinaria - Pylentonemidae

Taxonomy
Polyentactinia aranea was named by Gourmelon (1986). It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Polyentactinia aranea Gourmelon pp. 185-186 figs. pl. 4, fig. 5
2003Polyentactinia aranea Wang et al. p. 136

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderEntactinariaKozur and Mostler 1982
familyPylentonemidaeDeflandre 1963
genusPolyentactiniaForeman 1963
speciesaraneaGourmelon 1986

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.

Polyentactinia aranea Gourmelon 1986
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Diagnosis
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