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Rhopalocanium

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Eucyrtiidae

Taxonomy
Rhopalocanium was named by Ehrenberg (1847) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo R]. It is extant. Its type is Rhopalocanium ornatum.

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

Species
R. ornatum (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Rhopalocanium Ehrenberg
2001Rhopalocanium De Wever et al. p. 283
2002Rhopalocanium Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyEucyrtidiaceaEhrenberg 1847
familyEucyrtiidaeEhrenberg 1847
genusRhopalocaniumEhrenberg 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. Rhopalocanium Ehrenberg 1847
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Rhopalocanium ornatum Ehrenberg 1847
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available