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Xiphostylidae

Protozoa - Xiphostylidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Xiphostylidae Haeckel
1997Xiphostylidae Hull
1997Xiphostylidae Zügel

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
superfamilyActinommaceaHaeckel 1862
familyXiphostylidaeHaeckel 1881
familyXiphostylidaeHaeckel 1881

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.

Fm. †Xiphostylidae Haeckel 1881
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G. †Amuria Whalen and Carter 1998
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Amuria impensa Carter et al. 1998
Amuria macfarlanei Carter et al. 1998
G. †Archaeocenosphaera Pessagno et al. 1989
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Archaeocenosphaera laseekensis Pessagno et al. 1989
Archaeocenosphaera mellifera O'Dogherty 1994
Archaeocenosphaera ruesti Pessagno et al. 1989
G. †Suna Wu 1986
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Suna echiodes Foreman 1973
Suna harperi Pessagno et al. 1989
Invalid names: Neotripocyclia Pessagno et al. 1989 [synonym]
G. †Triactoma Rüst 1885
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Triactoma amajacensis Pessagno et al. 1989
Triactoma blakei Pessagno 1977
Triactoma cellulosa Foreman 1973
Triactoma foremanae Muzavor 1977
Triactoma frequens Pessagno et al. 1989
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Invalid names: Tripocyclia notabilis Pessagno et al. 1989 [synonym]
Triactoma hexeris O'Dogherty 1994
Triactoma hidalgoensis Pessagno et al. 1989
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Invalid names: Triactoma robusta Yang 1993 [synonym]
Triactoma jonesi Pessagno 1977
Triactoma kellumi Pessagno et al. 1989
Triactoma mexicana Pessagno et al. 1989
Triactoma parablakei Yang and Wang 1990
Triactoma paramexicana Pessagno and Yang 1989
Triactoma prolongata Pessagno et al. 1989
Triactoma rosespitensis Carter 1988
Triactoma spinosa Pessagno et al. 1989
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Invalid names: Tripocyclia superba Yang 1993 [synonym]
Triactoma tenuspinea Yang 1993
Triactoma tithonianum Rüst 1885
Invalid names: Triactis Haeckel 1881 [replaced], Triactiscus Haeckel 1887 [synonym]
G. †Trigonosphaera Feng 2004
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G. †Tripocyclia Haeckel 1881
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Tripocyclia brooksi Pessagno et al. 1989
Tripocyclia crassa Kiessling 1999
Tripocyclia foremanae Pessagno et al. 1989
Tripocyclia mascula Yang 1993
Tripocyclia smithi Pessagno et al. 1989
Tripocyclia southforkensis Pessagno et al. 1989
Tripocyclia tortuosa Gorican et al. 2006
Tripocyclia trigonum Rüst 1885
G. †Xiphostylus Haeckel 1881
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Xiphostylus duvalensis Gorican et al. 2006
Xiphostylus fragilis Pessagno et al. 1989
Xiphostylus gasquetensis Pessagno et al. 1989
Xiphostylus halli Pessagno et al. 1989
Xiphostylus inclinatus Aberdeen 1940
Xiphostylus logdellensis Pessagno et al. 1989
Xiphostylus simplus Yeh 1987
Xiphostylus whalenae Pessagno et al. 1989
Invalid names: Xiphostylus ardea Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium], Xiphostylus asper Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium]
G. †Zanola Pessagno et al. 1989
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Changhsingian to the top of the Late/Upper Santonian or 254.17000 to 83.50000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 252.17 Ma

Collections (633 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guangxi) Trigonosphaera calvata (95332 95333 95334 95335 95336) Trigonosphaera sp., Trigonosphaera calvata (95331)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Japan (Gifu) Tripocyclia japonica, Tripocyclia sp. A, Tripocyclia sp. B (96065)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Thailand Archaeocenosphaera sp. (130484 130485 130486 130487 130488 130489 130490 130491 130492 130493 130495 130497 130498 130499 130500 130505 130521 130523 130529 130530 130531 130533)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0China (Xizang) Archaeocenosphaera clathrata (95744)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Hungary Archaeocenosphaera sp., Tripocyclia sp. (153381)
Illyrian - Carnian247.2 - 228.0Hungary Archaeocenosphaera sp. (153389)
Middle Triassic - Late/Upper Triassic247.2 - 201.4Hungary Archaeocenosphaera sp. (153384)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Hungary Archaeocenosphaera sp. (153385)
Ladinian - Carnian242.0 - 228.0Canada (British Columbia) Tripocyclia acanthus (185043)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Albania Cenosphaera clathrata (53987 53988)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5Albania Cenosphaera clathrata (53990)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Hungary Archaeocenosphaera sp. (153387)
Julian235.0 - 232.0China (Xizang) Archaeocenosphaera clathrata (95742)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Canada (British Columbia) Archaeocenosphaera sp. A (94695)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Turkey Tripocyclia sp. B, Tripocyclia sp. C (130996)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Cyprus Archaeocenosphaera sp. (73854)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Turkey Tripocyclia hedrecana (130997)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Canada (British Columbia) Archaeocenosphaera sp. A (94697)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Canada (British Columbia) Archaeocenosphaera laseekensis (94711 94728 94732 94736 94737 94749 94753) Archaeocenosphaera sp. A (94702 94704 94734 94735 94738 94742 94743 94746 94748 94750 94751 94754 94760) Archaeocenosphaera sp. A, Archaeocenosphaera laseekensis (94701 94703 94709 94726 94729 94731 94733 94741 94744 94745 94747 94755 94756 94757 94758) Archaeocenosphaera sp. A, Archaeocenosphaera sp. B (94763) Archaeocenosphaera sp. B (94759 94762)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Japan Amuria impensa (54226)