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Astrophacus

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Heliodiscidae

Taxonomy
Astrophacus was named by Haeckel (1881) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Heliodiscidae by De Wever et al. (2001); and to Spumellaria by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Astrophacus Haeckel
2001Astrophacus De Wever et al. p. 124
2002Astrophacus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyHeliodiscidaeHaeckel 1881
genusAstrophacusHaeckel 1881

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. Astrophacus Haeckel 1881
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Astrophacus cingulatus Aberdeen 1940
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available