Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Zhamoidellum yehae

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Williriedellidae

Discussion

Named by P. Dumitrica.

Diagnosis: A small species of Zhamoidellum with cephalothorax half or more depressed in the cavity of a spherical abdomen.

Original description: Cephalothorax with apically rounded, imperforate cephalis and with thorax depressed in the abdominal cavity. Abdomen spherical with numerous small pores of various size and irregular arrangement. Pore frames circular or polygonal, usually hexagonal, with or without tiny thorns at vertices. Sutural pore represented by a small, irregular depression in the vicinity of cephalothorax.

Original remarks: Zhamoidellum yehae n. sp. differs from Z. ventricosum Dumitrica in being smaller, in having a spherical abdomen and a small sutural depression.

Etymology: The species is named for Kuei-Yu Yeh, Taiwan, honoring her contribution to the knowledge of Mesozoic Radiolaria.

Taxonomy
Zhamoidellum yehae was named by Gorican et al. (2006). Its type specimen is BR1121-R06-22 and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Zhamoidellum yehae Gorican et al. p. 412 figs. Pl. COM01

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyWilliriedellidaeDumitrica 1970
genusZhamoidellumDumitrica 1970
speciesyehae

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.

Zhamoidellum yehae Gorican et al. 2006
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available