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Betraccium nodulum

Radiolaria - Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae

Taxonomy
Betraccium nodulum was named by Carter (1993). Its type locality is 87-CNA-SKUD-9 Kunga Island, which is in a Rhaetian basinal (siliciclastic) limestone/siltstone in the Sandilands Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Betraccium nodulum Carter

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Rhizaria
phylumRetariaCavalier-Smith 1999
classRadiolariaMüller 1858
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1867)
RankNameAuthor
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyPantanelliidaePessagno 1977
subfamilyPantanelliinaePessagno 1977
genusBetraccium
speciesnodulum

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: passively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicc
Diet: omnivorec
Created: 2005-01-28 01:13:47
Modified: 2005-01-28 03:13:47
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 1999

Age range: Rhaetian or 208.50000 to 201.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Canada (British Columbia) Betraccium nodulum (type locality: 94759 94760 94761 94763 94764)