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Triactoma spinosa

Protozoa - Xiphostylidae

Taxonomy
Tripocyclia spinosa was named by Pessagno et al. (1989). Its type specimen is USNM 424166 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Triactoma spinosa by Kiessling (1995).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Tripocyclia spinosa Pessagno et al. p. 226 figs. Pl. 10, figs. 6, 8, 12, 25
1989Tripocyclia spinosa Pessagno and Yang
1993Tripocyclia superba Yang
1995Triactoma spinosa Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
superfamilyActinommaceaHaeckel 1862
familyXiphostylidaeHaeckel 1881
genusTriactomaRüst 1885
speciesspinosa()

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.

Triactoma spinosa Pessagno et al. 1989
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Invalid names: Tripocyclia superba Yang 1993 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available