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Napora blechschmidti

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Ultranaporidae

Discussion

Named by Dumitrica.

Original description: Test high pyramidal with a thick apical horn. Apical horn long, multi-bladed proximally, three-bladed distally, pointed, with a crown of three small thorns between the two portions. Blades of proximal part cover the cephalis that is practically invisible outside. Cephalis indistinct externally, screened by the blades of the apical horn. Thorax pyramidal with convex sides and 2-4 transversal ribs. One rib may be higher making a shoulder on the thorax. Pore frames mostly quadrangular, usually aranged in transverse rows between ribs. One row between each intercostal area. Rows of pores toward cephalis may be more or less disturbed. Feet straight to slightly curved, gently pointed, three-bladed, slightly divergent; external blades rather high along thorax where they make the edges of the pyramid.

Original remarks: Napora blechschmidti resembles N. bona Pessagno, Whalen & Yeh and N. hasta Yeh & Cheng but differs especially by having a many-bladed apical horn.

Etymology: The species is named for Ingo Blechschmidt as a sign of friendship and to honour his contribution to the geology of the Hamrat Duru Basin, Oman.

Taxonomy
Napora blechschmidti was named by Gorican et al. (2006). Its type specimen is pl. NAP09, fig. 3, and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Napora blechschmidti Gorican et al. p. 246 figs. Pl. NAP09

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyUltranaporidaePessagno 1977
genusNaporaPessagno 1977
speciesblechschmidti

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.

Napora blechschmidti Gorican et al. 2006
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Diagnosis
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