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Novixitus

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Xitidae

Taxonomy
Novixitus was named by Pessagno (1977).

It was assigned to Xitidae by Hull (1997).

Species
N. weyli
Species lacking formal opinion data
N. jurassicus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Novixitus Pessagno
1997Novixitus Hull

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

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. †Novixitus Pessagno 1977
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†Novixitus weyli Schmidt-Effing 1980
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 Early/Lower Tithonian to the top of the Late/Upper Santonian or 150.80000 to 83.50000 Ma

Collections (38 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0USA (California) N. jurassicus (50750 50751) N. jurassicus, N. sp. (50741 50743)
Late/Upper Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Italy N. tuberculatus (49144 51792 51793)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Italy N. daneliani (49127 49128) N. tuberculatus (51794 51800 51801 51802 51803 51804 51805)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45Italy N. daneliani, N. tuberculatus (51799)
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian130.0 - 122.46Italy N. daneliani, N. tuberculatus (51796 51797 51798) N. tuberculatus (51795)
Middle Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian109.0 - 93.5India (Jammu and Kashmir) N. sp. A, N. weyli (131357)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Oman N. weyli (47786)
Late/Upper Albian - Cenomanian105.3 - 93.9Malaysia N. mclaughlini (69287 69292) N. mclaughlini, N. weyli (69289 69293 69294 69295)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian105.3 - 93.5USA (California) N. mclaughlini (185266) N. mclaughlini, N. sp. A (185264)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Japan N. weyli (28176)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (California) N. mclaughlini (54110 54111)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Turonian99.6 - 89.8Japan (Hokkaido) N. weyli (96023 96024)
Late/Upper Coniacian89.3 - 85.8Germany (Bayern) N. weyli (95842)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Germany (Bayern) N. weyli (95841)