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Protovallupus

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae

Taxonomy
Protovallupus was named by Pessagno and MacLeod (1987) [Sepkoski's age data: J Kimm-l J Tith-u]. Its type is Protovallupus vaticinus.

It was assigned to Pantanelliidae by Kiessling (1995); to Vallupinae by De Wever et al. (2001); and to Spumellaria by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Protovallupus Pessagno and MacLeod
1995Protovallupus Kiessling
2001Protovallupus De Wever et al. p. 112
2002Protovallupus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyPantanelliidaePessagno 1977
subfamilyVallupinaePessagno and MacLeod 1987
genusProtovallupusPessagno and MacLeod 1987

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. †Protovallupus Pessagno and MacLeod 1987
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Protovallupus difficilis Kiessling 1999
Protovallupus directus Cheng 1992
Protovallupus excellens Yang and Pessagno 1989
Protovallupus firmus Cheng 1992
Protovallupus tetlamaensis Pessagno and MacLeod 1987
Protovallupus vaticinus Pessagno and MacLeod 1987
Protovallupus yangi Cheng 1992
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available