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Amuria impensa

Protozoa - Xiphostylidae

Taxonomy
Amuria impensa was named by Carter et al. (1998). Its type locality is S1-5-89-CNA-SKUD-32 Kunga Island, which is in a Hettangian/Hettangian basinal (siliciclastic) limestone/siltstone in the Sandilands Formation of Canada. It is the type species of Amuria.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Amuria impensa Carter et al.

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
superfamilyActinommaceaHaeckel 1862
familyXiphostylidaeHaeckel 1881
genusAmuriaWhalen and Carter 1998
speciesimpensa

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.

†Amuria impensa Carter et al. 1998
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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 Rhaetian to the top of the Hettangian or 208.50000 to 199.30000 Ma

Collections (37 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Japan Amuria impensa (54226)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Hungary Amuria impensa (87047)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.3 - 196.5Canada (British Columbia) Amuria impensa (54207 94290 94387 94388 94389 94390 97483 97485 97486 97489 97490 97491 97496 97497 97498)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.3 - 196.5Japan Amuria impensa (54228 54229 54230 54231)
Early/Lower Hettangian - Middle Hettangian201.3 - 196.5Canada (British Columbia) Amuria impensa (94281 94395 94397)
Late/Upper Hettangian201.3 - 196.5Canada (British Columbia) Amuria impensa (94291 94292 94293 94294 94296 94297 94375 94400)
Middle Hettangian - Late/Upper Hettangian201.3 - 196.5Canada (British Columbia) Amuria impensa (94282 type locality: 94283 94284 94285)
Late/Upper Hettangian - Early/Lower Sinemurian201.3 - 189.6Canada (British Columbia) Amuria impensa (94378)