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Farcus kozuri

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Farcidae

Discussion

Original description: Test dicyrtid, cephalis medium in size, hemispherical, imperforate, covered with layer of microgranular silica. Single horn moderately massive, triradiate with three narrow ridges alternating with three wide grooves. Thorax hemispherical, with slightly variable size of massive polygonal pore frames Distal portion of thorax with three to four prominent transverse ridges, ridges continuous or slightly offset, parallel to each other and merging with those of feet. Feet massive, medium in length, tapering distally, triradiate in axial section with three wide, deep longitudinal grooves alternating with three narrow longitudinal ridges.

Original remarks: Farcus kozuri, n. sp, differs from F. graylockensis Pessagno, Whalen, and Yeh (1986) by possessing three to four well-developed transverse ridges on the distal portion of thorax.

Etymology: This species is named for Dr. H. Kozur, in honor of his studies on Mesozoic Radiolaria.

Taxonomy
Farcus kozuri was named by Yeh (1987). Its type specimen is NMNS (000113) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Suplee-Izee area, OR-536J, which is in a Pliensbachian marine mudstone/limestone in the Nicely Formation of Oregon.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Farcus kozuri Yeh p. 75 figs. Pl. 1, figs. 2, 6, 13

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyFarcidaePessagno et al. 1986
genusFarcusPessagno et al. 1986
specieskozuri

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.

Farcus kozuri Yeh 1987
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Diagnosis
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