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Petalospyrella platyacantha

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Triospyrididae

Taxonomy
Petalospyris platyacantha was named by Ehrenberg (1874). It is the type species of Petalospyrella.

It was recombined as Petalospyrella platyacantha by Campbell (1954) and Suzuki (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Petalospyris platyacantha Ehrenberg
1954Petalospyrella platyacantha Campbell
2009Petalospyrella platyacantha Suzuki

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyAcanthodesmiaceaHertwig 1879
familyTriospyrididaeHaeckel 1881
genusPetalospyrellaHaeckel 1887
speciesplatyacantha(Ehrenberg 1874)

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.

Petalospyrella platyacantha Ehrenberg 1874
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available