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Cenosphaera

Radiolaria - Spumellaria - Actinommidae

Taxonomy
Cenosphaera was named by Ehrenberg (1854) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Ladi R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Spumellaria by Sepkoski (2002); and to Actinommidae by Sharma and Takahashi (2007).

Species
C. andoi
Species lacking formal opinion data
C. igoi, C. rugosa

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Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Cenosphaera Ehrenberg
2002Cenosphaera Sepkoski, Jr.
2007Cenosphaera Sharma and Takahashi p. 818

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Rhizaria
phylumRetariaCavalier-Smith 1999
classRadiolariaMüller 1858
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1867)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyActinommidaeHaeckel 1862
genusCenosphaeraEhrenberg 1854

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available