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Tetrentactiniidae

Protozoa - Entactinaria - Tetrentactiniidae

Taxonomy
Tetrentactiniidae was named by Kozur and Mostler (1979). Its type is Tetrentactinia.

It was assigned to Entactinaria by Takahashi and Miyake (2014) and Noble et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Tetrentactiniidae Kozur and Mostler
2014Tetrentactiniidae Takahashi and Miyake p. 278
2017Tetrentactiniidae Noble et al. p. 457

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderEntactinariaKozur and Mostler 1982
familyTetrentactiniidaeKozur and Mostler 1979
familyTetrentactiniidaeKozur and Mostler 1979

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.

Fm. †Tetrentactiniidae Kozur and Mostler 1979
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Tr. †Tetrentactiniini Kozur and Mostler 1979
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G. †Multisphaera Nazarov and Afanasieva 2000
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Multisphaera impersepta Nazarov and Afanasieva 2000
Multisphaera triassorobusta Takahashi 2014
G. †Tetrentactinia Foreman 1963
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Tetrentactinia incondita Nazarov 1973
Tetrentactinia inopia Nazarov 1981
Tetrentactinia somphozona Foreman 1963
Tetrentactinia spinulosa Kiessling and Tregelehn 1994
Tetrentactinia spongacea Foreman 1963
Tetrentactinia teuchestes Foreman 1963
Invalid names: Somphoentactinia Nazarov 1975 [synonym], Spongentactinella Nazarov 1975 [synonym]
G. †Triaenosphaera Deflandre 1973
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Triaenosphaera bareillensis Gourmelon 1986
Triaenosphaera leherissei Gourmelon 1987
Triaenosphaera longispina Sashida 2000
Triaenosphaera minutus Sashida and Tonishi 1988
Triaenosphaera sicarius Deflandre 1973
Triaenosphaera tetraculeata Park and Won 2012
Invalid names: Triaenoentactinosphaera Wang 1997 [synonym]
Invalid names: Ellipsostigma Hinde 1899 [nomen dubium]
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 Early/Lower Frasnian to the top of the Smithian or 383.70000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.7 - 382.7China (Yunnan) Spongentactinella corynacantha (90904)
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4Australia (Western Australia) Spongentactinella sp. (233596)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Australia (Western Australia) Spongentactinella corynacantha, Spongentactinella veles (233600)
Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9USA (Ohio) Tetrentactinia barysphaera, Tetrentactinia gracilispinosa, Tetrentactinia quadrispinosa (142358) Tetrentactinia veles, Tetrentactinia barysphaera, Tetrentactinia gracilispinosa, Tetrentactinia quadrispinosa, Tetrentactinia somphosphaera, Tetrentactinia somphozona, Tetrentactinia spongacea (142361) Tetrentactinia veles, Tetrentactinia barysphaera, Tetrentactinia gracilispinosa, Tetrentactinia quadrispinosa, Tetrentactinia somphosphaera, Tetrentactinia somphozona, Tetrentactinia spongacea, Tetrentactinia teuchestes (142363)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1China (Yunnan) Spongentactinella corynacantha (90906)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1China (Guangxi) Spongentactinella corynacantha (90910)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Germany Triaenosphaera sicarius (90999)
Chadian346.7 - 340.0Thailand Triaenosphaera sicarius (90899) Triaenosphaera sicarius, Triaenosphaera bareillensis (90898) Triaenosphaera sicarius, Triaenosphaera bareillensis, Triaenosphaera hebes (90896) Triaenosphaera sicarius, Triaenosphaera hebes (90897)
Visean346.7 - 330.9Germany Triaenosphaera hebes (91002)
Serpukhovian330.9 - 323.2USA (Alaska) Triaenosphaera hebes (91032)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Guangxi) Triaenosphaera minutus (95670 95672 95734)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China Triaenosphaera sp. (61250)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Thailand Triaenosphaera longispina (91011)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guangxi) Triaenosphaera megacantha (95335 95336) Triaenosphaera sp. 1, Triaenosphaera sp. 2, Triaenosphaera sp. 3, Triaenosphaera sp. 4, Triaenosphaera megacantha, Triaenosphaera minutus, Triaenosphaera variabilis (95333 95334) Triaenosphaera sp. 3, Triaenosphaera megacantha, Triaenosphaera minutus, Triaenosphaera variabilis (95332) Triaenosphaera sp. 3, Triaenosphaera minutus, Triaenosphaera variabilis (95331)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Yunnan) Triaenosphaera minuta (95622)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Japan Triaenosphaera sp. (153246 153289)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5New Zealand Triaenosphaera minuta (95460 95462)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Vietnam Multisphaera triassorobusta (143596 143597 155516)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2New Zealand Triaenosphaera minuta (95466)