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Loopus

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Pseudodictyomitridae

Taxonomy
Loopus was named by Yang (1993).

It was assigned to Pseudodictyomitridae by Kiessling (1999).

Species
L. primitivus
Species lacking formal opinion data
L. campbelli

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Loopus Yang
1997Candissa Hull p. 142
1999Loopus Kiessling p. 54

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyEucyrtidiaceaEhrenberg 1847
familyPseudodictyomitridaePessagno 1977
genusLoopusYang 1993

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. †Loopus Yang 1993
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†Loopus primitivus Matsuoka and Yao 1985
Invalid names: Candissa Hull 1997 [synonym]
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 Callovian to the top of the Early/Lower Valanginian or 164.70000 to 136.40000 Ma

Collections (110 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Italy L. doliolum (89646) L. sp. A (47164)
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Germany (Bavaria) L. doliolum (66973) L. doliolum, Pseudodictyomitra primitiva (66976)
Late/Upper Callovian - Early/Lower Oxfordian164.7 - 155.7Germany (Bavaria) L. doliolum (66978 66995)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Romania L. doliolum (78678 78679)
Early/Lower Oxfordian - Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Mexico (San Luis Potosi) Candissa mexicana, L. primitivus (50756) L. campbelli, Candissa mexicana, L. primitivus (50755)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Switzerland L. primitivus (47162)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Italy L. martae (78921)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Romania L. doliolum (78677) L. martae, L. primitivus (78707)
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Italy L. doliolum (78761) L. martae (78757)
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Romania L. doliolum, L. martae, L. primitivus (78706)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8Italy L. doliolum (78769 78915 78918) L. doliolum, L. martae, L. primitivus (78926) L. primitivus (78771)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Late/Upper Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8Italy L. doliolum (78974) L. doliolum, L. primitivus (78976)
Middle Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8Slovakia L. primitivus (53853) Pseudodictyomitra primitiva (53722 53727)
Middle Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray) Pseudodictyomitra primitiva (92817)
Middle Oxfordian - Early/Lower Tithonian161.2 - 145.0Nicaragua Pseudodictyomitra primitiva (209711)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray) Pseudodictyomitra primitiva (92818)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Germany L. doliolum, L. primitivus (67106) L. primitivus (67103)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Italy L. primitivus (78772)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Oman L. primitivus (125308)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray) Pseudodictyomitra primitiva (92735 92736 92737 92738)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Baden-Württemberg) L. doliolum, L. primitivus (154138)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Italy L. sp. B, L. primitivus (47166)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Oman L. yangi (125381)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Japan L. yangi, L. doliolum, L. primitivus (116554)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Philippines L. sp. B, L. primitivus (47170)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray) Pseudodictyomitra primitiva (92744 92745 92746)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Antarctica (Antarctic Peninsula) L. primitivus (51838)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Italy L. sp. B, L. primitivus (47165 47167)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Bavaria) L. sp., L. primitivus (83083)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Antarctica L. primitivus (46962 46964 46965 46966 46971 46972 51826)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Mexico (San Luis Potosi) L. campbelli, L. probus, L. sp., L. primitivus (51760 51762 51763 51765 51771 51776) L. campbelli, L. sp. (51769) L. campbelli, L. sp., L. primitivus (51764 51767 51770 51773) L. probus, L. sp., L. primitivus (51755 51768)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray) Pseudodictyomitra primitiva (92790 92823)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Oman L. yangi (125309)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Antarctica L. primitivus (51828)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Japan L. primitivus (131580 131581 131582 131583 131584 131585 131586 131587 131588 131589 131590 131591 131592 131593 131594 131595 131596 131597 131668 131669 131673 131822)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Mexico (San Luis Potosi) L. probus, L. sp. (51774)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Russian Federation L. primitivus (47799)
Middle Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray) Pseudodictyomitra primitiva (92748)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Berriasian150.8 - 139.8Oman L. yangi (125383)
Early/Lower Berriasian145.0 - 140.2Philippines L. sp. C, Candissa sp. 1, Candissa sp. 2, L. primitivus (51153)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Japan L. primitivus (116555)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Oman L. sp. B (47171 47175 47177) L. yangi (125310 125384)
Cretaceous145.0 - 66.0Greece L. sp., Pseudodictyomitra primitiva (47845)
Early/Lower Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Germany L. sp. (51218)
Valanginian - Barremian139.8 - 125.0Russian Federation L. primitivus (51610)