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Parahsuum formosum

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Hsuidae

Taxonomy
Drulanta formosa was named by Yeh (1987). Its type specimen is NMNS (000103) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Suplee-Izee area, OR-600A, which is in a Toarcian marine tuff/limestone in the Hyde Formation of Oregon.

It was recombined as Parahsuum formosum by Gorican et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Drulanta formosa Yeh p. 72 figs. Pl. 19, fig. 13-14
2006Parahsuum formosum Gorican et al. p. 280

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyArchaeodictyomitraceaPessagno 1976
familyHsuidae
genusParahsuumYao 1982
speciesformosum()

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.

Parahsuum formosum Yeh 1987
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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: base of the Late/Upper Pliensbachian to the top of the Early/Lower Toarcian or 189.60000 to 182.00000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Canada (British Columbia) Parahsuum formosum (119709 119714 119715 119766 119768 119769 119770 119771 119773 119774 119775 119793 119801 119802 119806 119808 119810 119811)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Canada (British Columbia) Parahsuum formosum (71080 71100 119711 119776)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0USA (Oregon) Drulanta formosa (type locality: 124328 124331)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Japan Parahsuum formosum (124830)