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Stylosphaera

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Stylosphaeridae

Taxonomy
Stylosphaera was named by Ehrenberg (1847) [Sepkoski's age data: J Call R]. It is extant. Its type is Stylosphaera hispida. It is the type genus of Stylosphaeridae.

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Stylosphaera Ehrenberg
2001Stylosphaera De Wever et al. p. 118
2002Sphaerostylus Sepkoski
2002Stylosphaera Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyStylosphaeridaeHaeckel 1881
genusStylosphaeraEhrenberg 1847

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. Stylosphaera Ehrenberg 1847
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†Stylosphaera acuta Rüst 1892
†Stylosphaera hastata Campbell and Clark 1944
Stylosphaera hispida Ehrenberg 1854
†Stylosphaera obtusa Hinde 1899
†Stylosphaera quasiobtusa Aberdeen 1940
†Stylosphaera vetusta Hinde 1899
Invalid names: Sphaerostylus [synonym]
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Spathian to the top of the Late/Upper Paleocene or 251.30000 to 55.80000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 247.2 Ma

Collections (88 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Russian Federation (Primorsky Krai) S. fragilis (220621 220622)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Russian Federation (Primorsky Krai) S. fragilis, S. compacta (220623) S. japonica, S. acrior, S. canaliculate (220626)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Russian Federation (Primorsky Krai) S. compacta (220624) S. japonica, S. acrior, S. compacta, S. canaliculate (220625)
Anisian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0Russian Federation (Primorsky Krai) S. imperspicua, S. inaequata (220627)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0China S. sp. (131101)
Early/Lower Aalenian - Middle Aalenian175.6 - 171.6Japan S. sp. B, S. sp. A (51711)
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4Japan S. sp. C (51713)
Late/Upper Bajocian171.6 - 167.7Japan S. sp. A, S. sp. E (51714)
Late/Upper Callovian - Early/Lower Oxfordian164.7 - 155.7Germany (Bavaria) Sphaerostylus lanceola (66991 66992)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Malaysia Sphaerostylus lanceola (69299)
Early/Lower Berriasian145.0 - 140.2Philippines S. sp. 1 (51153)
Early/Lower Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Italy S. macroxiphus (51779 51780 51781 51782 51783)
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Italy S. macroxiphus (51703 51704 51705 51706 51707)
Late/Upper Valanginian - Early/Lower Hauterivian140.2 - 130.0Italy S. macroxiphus (51702)
Valanginian - Barremian139.8 - 125.0Malaysia Sphaerostylus lanceola (69300 69301)
Early/Lower Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Italy S. macroxiphus (49138 49139 51698 51699 51700 51701)
Late/Upper Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Italy S. macroxiphus (49131 49140 49141 49142 49143 49144 51792 51793)
Late/Upper Hauterivian - Early/Lower Barremian136.4 - 125.45Italy S. macroxiphus (49130)
Late/Upper Hauterivian - Barremian136.4 - 125.0Italy S. macroxiphus (51696 51697)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Italy S. macroxiphus (49126 49127 49128 49129 51794 51800 51801 51802 51803 51804 51805)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45Italy S. macroxiphus (51799)
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian130.0 - 122.46Italy S. macroxiphus (51797 51798)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3Canada (Nunavut) S. sp. (165999)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Russian Federation (Moskovskaya Oblast) S. hastata (95983)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Australia (Tasmania) S. hastata (95818)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6North Pacific Praestylosphaera hastata (95806)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0New Zealand (Marlborough) S. hastata (95884 95886)
Danian66.0 - 61.6New Zealand (Marlborough) S. hastata (95875 95877 95878 95891 95892 95893 95894 95896 95897 95900 95901) S. minor (95905 95906 95907) S. minor, S. hastata (95902 95903 95904)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2New Zealand (Marlborough) S. minor (95909 95910)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8China (Tibet) S. minor (69734)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Cyprus S. coronata (90892 90893 90894)