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Entactinosphaera amphilaphes

Protozoa - Entactinaria - Entactiniidae

Taxonomy
Entactinosphaera amphilaphes was named by Carter (1993). Its type locality is 87-CNA-SKUD-7 Kunga Island, which is in a Rhaetian basinal (siliciclastic) limestone/siltstone in the Sandilands Formation of Canada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. chiakensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Entactinosphaera amphilaphes Carter

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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
genusEntactinosphaeraForeman 1963
speciesamphilaphes

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: Sevatian or 212.00000 to 205.60000 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian228.0 - 208.5Canada (British Columbia) Entactinosphaera amphilaphes (94695)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Canada (British Columbia) Entactinosphaera amphilaphes (94697)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Canada (British Columbia) Entactinosphaera amphilaphes (94707 94713 94714 94726 94728 94729 94730 94731 94732 94733 94734 94736 94738 94741 94742 94744 94746 94747 94748 94749 type locality: 94753 94755 94756 94759 94760 94764)