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Orosphaeridae
Taxonomy
Orosphaeridae was named by Haeckel (1887). Its type is Orosphaera.
It was assigned to Entactinaria by Kiessling (1999); and to Spumellaria by Feng et al. (2004).
It was assigned to Entactinaria by Kiessling (1999); and to Spumellaria by Feng et al. (2004).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1887 | Orosphaeridae Haeckel |
| 1999 | Orosphaeridae Kiessling p. 44 |
| 2004 | Orosphaeridae Feng et al. p. 388 |
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Fm. †Orosphaeridae Haeckel 1887
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G. Orodapis Friend and Riedel 1967
G. Oropelex Friend and Riedel 1967
G. Oroscena Haeckel 1887
G. Orosphaera Haeckel 1887
G. Orostaurus Friend and Riedel 1967
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Early/Lower Tithonian or 150.80000 to 145.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 145.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 145.0 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Tithonian | Antarctica | Orosphaeridae indet. (46964 46965 46971) |