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Stigmosphaerostylus gogoensis

Protozoa - Entactinaria - Entactiniidae

Taxonomy
Entactinia gogoense was named by Aitchison (1993). Its type specimen is GSWA F44064, a test, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pillara Range, SE of Menyous Gap, Canning Basin, which is in a Frasnian reef, buildup or bioherm shale/limestone in the Gogo Formation of Australia.

It was recombined as Apophysisphaera gogoense by Won (1997); it was recombined as Stigmosphaerostylus gogoensis by Aitchison et al. (1999).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Entactinia gogoense Aitchison p. 112 figs. pl. 5, fig. 3
1997Apophysisphaera gogoense Won
1999Stigmosphaerostylus gogoensis Aitchison et al. p. 148

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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
speciesgogoensis()

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: base of the Early/Lower Frasnian to the top of the Givetian or 383.70000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Australia (Queensland) Stigmosphaerostylus gogoensis (90992)
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4Australia (Western Australia) Entactinia gogoense, Apophysisphaera gogoense (233596)