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Plafkerium abbotti

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Capnuchosphaeridae

Taxonomy
Plafkerium abbotti was named by Pessagno et al. (1979). Its type specimen is USNM 251858 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is V4FB, V4F traverse, Punta San Hipolito, Baja California, which is in an Alaunian basinal (siliceous) chert in the San Hipolito Formation of Mexico.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Plafkerium abbotti Pessagno et al. p. 179 figs. Pl. 9, figs. 6, 10, 14

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RankNameAuthor
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyCapnuchosphaeridaeDe Wever 1979
genusPlafkerium
speciesabbotti

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.

Plafkerium abbotti Pessagno et al. 1979
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Diagnosis
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