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Plectofrondicularia minuta

Nodosariata - Polymorphinida - Plectofrondiculariidae

Taxonomy
Plectofrondicularia minuta was named by Sullivan (1962). Its type specimen is UCMP 43935 and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. gracilis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Plectofrondicularia minuta Sullivan p. 269 figs. Pl 13, figs 1-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
classNodosariata
orderPolymorphinida
RankNameAuthor
suborderPolymorphinina
familyPlectofrondiculariidae
genusPlectofrondicularia
speciesminuta

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.

†Plectofrondicularia minuta Sullivan 1962
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2007-11-28 00:47:02
Modified: 2009-05-20 05:31:44
Source: o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
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