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Xiphostylus

Protozoa - Xiphostylidae

Taxonomy
Xiphostylus was named by Haeckel (1881) [Sepkoski's age data: J Plie-u J Tith-u Sepkoski's reference number: 763]. It is the type genus of Xiphostylidae.

It was assigned to Xiphostylidae by Hull (1997) and De Wever et al. (2001); and to Spumellaria by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Xiphostylus Haeckel
1892Xiphostylus ardea Rüst
1892Xiphostylus asper Rüst
1997Xiphostylus Hull
2001Xiphostylus De Wever et al. p. 117
2002Xiphostylus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
superfamilyActinommaceaHaeckel 1862
familyXiphostylidaeHaeckel 1881
genusXiphostylusHaeckel 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. †Xiphostylus Haeckel 1881
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†Xiphostylus duvalensis Gorican et al. 2006
†Xiphostylus fragilis Pessagno et al. 1989
†Xiphostylus gasquetensis Pessagno et al. 1989
†Xiphostylus halli Pessagno et al. 1989
†Xiphostylus inclinatus Aberdeen 1940
†Xiphostylus logdellensis Pessagno et al. 1989
†Xiphostylus simplus Yeh 1987
†Xiphostylus whalenae Pessagno et al. 1989
Invalid names: Xiphostylus ardea Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium], Xiphostylus asper Rüst 1892 [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 Late/Upper Pliensbachian to the top of the Early/Lower Berriasian or 189.60000 to 140.20000 Ma

Collections (74 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Canada (British Columbia) X. duvalensis (119709)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0USA (Oregon) X. spp. (124323 124325 124326 124327)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Canada (British Columbia) X. simplus (119776)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian - Early/Lower Toarcian189.6 - 182.0Canada (British Columbia) X. spp. (127234)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0USA (Oregon) X. spp. (124333 124334 124335) X. spp., X. simplus (124328 124331)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Slovenia X. simplus (67146 67150 67151 67154)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Japan X. sinuosus, X. simplus, X. sp. P2 (51710) X. sp. (124830)
Middle Toarcian182.0 - 175.6USA (Oregon) X. spp. (124336 124337)
Late/Upper Toarcian - Middle Aalenian180.1 - 171.6Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray) X. sp. (92798)
Early/Lower Aalenian - Middle Aalenian175.6 - 171.6Japan X. vallieri, X. whalenae (51711)
Late/Upper Aalenian175.6 - 171.6Spain X. simplus (120127)
Late/Upper Aalenian175.6 - 171.6Japan X. logdellensis (51712)
Late/Upper Aalenian175.6 - 171.6Japan (Kochi) X. sinosus, X. sp. (66916)
Aalenian174.1 - 170.3USA (Oregon) X. spp. (127222)
Aalenian174.1 - 170.3China (Tibet) X. sp. (51617)
Aalenian - Bajocian174.1 - 168.3Spain X. spp. (131813)
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4USA (Oregon) X. spp. (32730 127223 127227) X. spp., X. fragilis, X. halli (127226) X. spp., X. logdellensis (127224) X. vallieri, X. spp., X. fragilis, X. logdellensis (127225)
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4Japan X. sinuosus, X. sp. A, X. logdellensis (51713)
Late/Upper Bajocian171.6 - 167.7USA (California) X. sp. (51639 51641) X. sp., X. gasquetensis (51640 51642)
Late/Upper Bajocian171.6 - 167.7USA (Oregon) X. communis, X. fragilis, X. halli, X. whalenae (106403) X. sinuosus, X. spp. (32747 127230) X. spp. (127228 127249)
Late/Upper Bajocian171.6 - 167.7Japan X. sinuosus, X. sp. A (51714)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3USA (Oregon) X. spp. (32744 32745) X. spp., X. fragilis, X. halli, X. whalenae (32733) X. spp., X. logdellensis (32741) X. superbus (32746)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Oman X. vallieri (125362)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Spain X. spp. (131814 131815 131816 131817)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3USA (California) X. sp. (51631 51632 51633 51634 185425)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1USA (California) X. sp. (51651)
Bathonian - Early/Lower Callovian168.3 - 161.2USA (California) X. sp. (185428)
Early/Lower Bathonian167.7 - 164.7USA (Oregon) X. sp. A (94149)
Early/Lower Bathonian167.7 - 164.7USA (California) X. humboldtensis, X. sp. (51648) X. humboldtensis, X. sp., X. gasquetensis (51646) X. sp. (51645 51647) X. sp., X. gasquetensis (51644)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7USA (Oregon) X. sinuosus, X. spp. (127253 127255 127256)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5USA (California) X. sp. (50737)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7USA (California) X. spp. (51661)
Early/Lower Berriasian145.0 - 140.2Philippines X. sp. 1 (51153)