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Parentactinosphaera

Protozoa - Entactinaria - Heptacladidae

Taxonomy
Parentactinosphaera was named by Kozur and Mostler (1979). Its type is Parentactinosphaera oertlii.

It was assigned to Heptacladidae by O'Dogherty et al. (2009).

Species
P. longispinosa, P. oertlii (type species)

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Parentactinosphaera Kozur and Mostler
1984Komoella Lahm
1984Pseudoheptacladus Lahm
2009Parentactinosphaera O'Dogherty et al.

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderEntactinariaKozur and Mostler 1982
familyHeptacladidaeDumitrica et al. 1980
genusParentactinosphaera

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.

G. †Parentactinosphaera Kozur and Mostler 1979
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†Parentactinosphaera longispinosa Kozur and Mostler 1979
†Parentactinosphaera oertlii Kozur and Mostler 1979
Invalid names: Komoella Lahm 1984 [synonym], Pseudoheptacladus Lahm 1984 [synonym]
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 Julian to the top of the Early/Lower Sinemurian or 235.00000 to 189.60000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (Oregon) P. longispinosa (96067)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Austria P. longispinosa, P. oertlii (95665)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.3 - 196.5Canada (British Columbia) Pseudoheptacladus sp. A (94290)
Early/Lower Hettangian - Middle Hettangian201.3 - 196.5Canada (British Columbia) Pseudoheptacladus sp. A (94280 94392 94395)
Late/Upper Hettangian201.3 - 196.5Canada (British Columbia) Pseudoheptacladus sp. A (34140 94292 94293 94294 94295 94296 94297 94298 94374 94375 94376)
Middle Hettangian - Late/Upper Hettangian201.3 - 196.5Canada (British Columbia) Pseudoheptacladus sp. A (94282 94283 94284 94285 94287 94288)
Late/Upper Hettangian - Early/Lower Sinemurian201.3 - 189.6Canada (British Columbia) Pseudoheptacladus sp. A (94378)
Early/Lower Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Canada (British Columbia) Pseudoheptacladus sp. A (94379)