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Plegmosphaera

Protozoa - Spumellaria

Taxonomy
Plegmosphaera is a genus. It is extant.

It was assigned to Spumellaria by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Plegmosphaera Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
RankNameAuthor
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
genusPlegmosphaera

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.

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Plegmosphaera spiculata Aberdeen 1940
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 Hettangian to the top of the Early/Lower Berriasian or 201.30000 to 140.20000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Hungary P. sp. (87047)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Slovenia P. spp. (67146 67150 67151 67152 67154)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Italy P. sp. A (47164) P. sp. B (47163)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Switzerland P. sp. B (47162)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Antarctica P. sp. A (46960 46961)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Antarctica (Antarctic Peninsula) P. sp. (51836) P. sp. A, P. sp. C (9956)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Antarctica P. sp. A (46964 46965 46966 46967 46971 51826) P. sp. A, P. sp. C (51827) P. sp. A, P. sp. C, P. sp. D (46963) P. sp. A, P. sp. D (46962)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Antarctica P. sp. A, P. sp. D (46968 46969)
Early/Lower Berriasian145.0 - 140.2Antarctica P. sp. D (46970)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Oman P. sp. B (47172)