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Plafkerium

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Capnuchosphaeridae

Taxonomy
Plafkerium was named by Pessagno et al. (1979) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Ladi Tr Nori-u Sepkoski's reference number: 754].

It was assigned to Capnuchosphaeridae by Carter (1993); and to Spumellaria by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Plafkerium Pessagno et al. p. 179
1993Plafkerium Carter
2002Plafkerium Sepkoski

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

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.

G. †Plafkerium Pessagno et al. 1979
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Plafkerium abbotti Pessagno et al. 1979
Plafkerium antiquum Sugiyama 1992
Plafkerium confluens Dumitrica et al. 1980
Plafkerium contortum Dumitrica et al. 1980
Plafkerium fidicularium Carter 1993
Plafkerium gadoense Carter 1993
Plafkerium hindei Pessagno et al. 1979
Plafkerium keloense Carter 1993
Plafkerium muelleri Dumitrica et al. 1980
Plafkerium robustum Yeh 1989
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available