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Betraccium smithi

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae

Taxonomy
Betraccium smithi was named by Pessagno et al. (1979). Its type specimen is USNM 251850 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is V5A3, V5A traverse, Punta San Hipolito, Baja California, which is in a Norian basinal (siliceous) chert in the San Hipolito Formation of Mexico.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Betraccium smithi Pessagno
1979Betraccium smithi Pessagno et al. p. 178 figs. Pl. 2, figs. 7, 11-12, 16

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyPantanelliidaePessagno 1977
subfamilyPantanelliinaePessagno 1977
genusBetraccium
speciessmithi

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.

Betraccium smithi Pessagno et al. 1979
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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: Lacian or 221.50000 to 215.56000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian228.0 - 208.5Mexico Betraccium smithi (type locality: 131157 131164)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Cyprus Betraccium smithi (94790)