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Spinoalius melekessensis

Protozoa - Entactinaria - Entactiniidae

Taxonomy
Spinoalius melekessensis was named by Afanasieva (2019). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Samara Region, which is in a Famennian offshore shelf horizon in the Malaya Cheremshana Formation of the Russian Federation.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Spinoalius melekessensis Afanasieva

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderEntactinariaKozur and Mostler 1982
familyEntactiniidaeRiedel 1967
subfamilyEntactiniinaeRiedel 1967
genusSpinoalius
speciesmelekessensis

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.

†Spinoalius melekessensis Afanasieva 2019
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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: Middle Famennian or 370.60000 to 364.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Famennian370.6 - 364.7Russian Federation Spinoalius melekessensis (type locality: 207468)