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Pentaspongodiscus dihexacanthus

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Relindellidae

Taxonomy
Pentaspongodiscus dihexacanthus was named by Carter (1993). Its type locality is 86-CNA-SP-1/1 Louise Island, which is in a Rhaetian basinal (siliciclastic) limestone/siltstone in the Sandilands Formation of Canada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Pentaspongodiscus dihexacanthus Carter

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilySpongodiscaceaHaeckel 1862
familyRelindellidaeKozur and Mostler 1980
genusPentaspongodiscus
speciesdihexacanthus

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: Rhaetian or 208.50000 to 201.30000 Ma

Collections (47 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Turkey Pentaspongodiscus dihexacanthus (58586 59170 59171 59172 59173 59174 130665 130666 130667 130668 130669 130670 130671 130672 130673 130674 130675 130676)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Japan Pentaspongodiscus dihexacanthus (54218 54219 54226)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Canada (British Columbia) Pentaspongodiscus dihexacanthus (54198 54200 54201 54202 54203 94706 94707 94709 94717 94729 94731 94736 94737 94739 94740 type locality: 94741 94743 94747 94751 94753 94754 94756 94758 94759 94760 94764)