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Holoeciscus formanae

Protozoa - Albaillellaria - Ceratoikiscidae

Taxonomy
Holoeciscus formanae was named by Cheng (1986). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was corrected as Holoeciscus foremanae by Aitchison et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Holoeciscus formanae Cheng pp. 91-92 figs. pl. 5, fig./ 4-6, 9-10, 14, 18
2003Holoeciscus formanae Wang et al. p. 138
2017Holoeciscus foremanae Aitchison et al.

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderAlbaillellariaDeflandre 1953
familyCeratoikiscidaeHoldsworth 1969
genusHoloeciscusForeman 1963
speciesformanaeCheng 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.

Holoeciscus formanae Cheng 1986
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available