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Capnuchosphaera lenticulata

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Capnuchosphaeridae

Taxonomy
Capnuchosphaera lenticulata was named by Pessagno et al. (1979). Its type specimen is USNM 251830 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is V5A7, V5A traverse, Punta San Hipolito, Baja California, which is in an Alaunian/Sevatian basinal (siliceous) chert in the San Hipolito Formation of Mexico.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Capnuchosphaera lenticulata Pessagno et al. p. 173 figs. Pl. 7, figs. 1-3; Pl. 9, fig. 2

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyCapnuchosphaeridaeDe Wever 1979
genusCapnuchosphaeraDe Wever 1979
specieslenticulata

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Capnuchosphaera lenticulata Pessagno et al. 1979
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Diagnosis
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