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Saturnalidae

Protozoa - Entactinaria - Saturnalidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Saturnalidae Deflandre
2001Saturnalidae De Wever et al. p. 205
2007Saturnalidae Sharma and Takahashi p. 818

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderEntactinariaKozur and Mostler 1982
familySaturnalidaeDeflandre 1953
familySaturnalidaeDeflandre 1953

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. Saturnalidae Deflandre 1953
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Subfm. Axopruninae Dumitrica 1983
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G. Amphisphaerella Haeckel 1887
G. Axoprunum Haeckel 1887
G. Stylacontarium Popofsky 1912
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G. Xiphosphaerella Haeckel 1887
G. Xiphostyletta Haeckel 1887
Subfm. †Heliosaturnalinae Kozur and Mostler 1972
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G. †Heliosaturnalis Kozur and Mostler 1972
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Heliosaturnalis magnus Kozur and Mostler 1972
G. †Palaeosaturnalis Donofrio and Mostler 1978
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Palaeosaturnalis blomei Kozur and Mostler 1990
Palaeosaturnalis brevispinosus Kozur and Mostler 1972
Palaeosaturnalis edentatus Dumitrica et al. 2010
Palaeosaturnalis fragilis Kozur and Mostler 1990
Palaeosaturnalis haeckeli Kozur and Mostler 1990
Palaeosaturnalis latiannulatus Kozur and Mostler 1983
Palaeosaturnalis lenggriesensis Kozur and Mostler 1990
Palaeosaturnalis liassicus Kozur and Mostler 1990
Palaeosaturnalis mocki Kozur and Mostler 1983
Palaeosaturnalis parvispinosus Kozur and Mostler 1990
Palaeosaturnalis raridenticulatus Kozur and Mock 1981
Palaeosaturnalis rectangularis Kozur and Mostler 1990
Palaeosaturnalis schaafi Kozur and Mostler 1990
Palaeosaturnalis subovalis Kozur and Mostler 1990
Palaeosaturnalis triassicus Kozur and Mostler 1972
G. †Praehexasaturnalis Kozur and Mostler 1983
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Praehexasaturnalis germanicus Kozur and Mostler 1990
Praehexasaturnalis kirchsteinensis Kozur and Mostler 1990
Praehexasaturnalis poultoni Carter et al. 1998
Praehexasaturnalis tenuispinosus Donofrio and Mostler 1978
Praehexasaturnalis tetraradiatus Kozur and Mostler 1990
G. †Pseudoheliodiscus Kozur and Mostler 1972
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Pseudoheliodiscus alpinus Kozur and Mostler 1990
Pseudoheliodiscus bifidus Kozur and Mostler 1972
Pseudoheliodiscus concordis De Wever 1981
Pseudoheliodiscus finchi Pessagno et al. 1979
Pseudoheliodiscus hettangicus Kozur and Mostler 1990
Pseudoheliodiscus inaequispinosus Kozur and Mostler 1990
Pseudoheliodiscus massivus Kozur and Mostler 1990
Pseudoheliodiscus nevianii Kozur and Mostler 1990
Pseudoheliodiscus poissoni De Wever 1981
Pseudoheliodiscus primitivus Kozur and Mostler 1972
Pseudoheliodiscus radiosus De Wever 1981
Pseudoheliodiscus robustospinosus Kozur and Mostler 1990
Pseudoheliodiscus rotundus Yang and Mizutani 1991
Pseudoheliodiscus viejoensis Pessagno et al. 1979
Pseudoheliodiscus yaoi Pessagno and Poisson 1981
Invalid names: Saturnosphaera Tikhomirova 1975 [synonym]
G. †Stauracanthocircus Kozur and Mostler 1983
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Stauracanthocircus asymmetricus Kozur and Mostler 1990
Stauracanthocircus circularis Kozur and Mostler 1990
Stauracanthocircus nadanhadaensis Yang and Mizutani 1991
Stauracanthocircus pessagnoi Kozur and Mostler 1990
Stauracanthocircus poetschensis Kozur and Mostler 1990
Stauracanthocircus quadratus Kozur and Mostler 1990
Stauracanthocircus ruesti Kozur and Mostler 1990
Stauracanthocircus transitus Kozur and Mostler 1990
Stauracanthocircus triangulospinosus Kozur and Mostler 1990
Subfm. †Hexasaturnalinae Kozur and Mostler 1983
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G. †Dicerosaturnalis Dumitrica and Dumitrica-Jud 1994
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G. †Eospongosaturninus Kozur and Mostler 1990
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G. †Hexasaturnalis Kozur and Mostler 1983
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Hexasaturnalis octopus Gorican et al. 2006
Invalid names: Kozurastrum De Wever 1984 [synonym], Yaosaturnalis Kozur and Mostler 1983 [synonym]
G. †Octosaturnalis Kozur and Mostler 1990
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Octosaturnalis carinatus Kozur and Mostler 1990
G. †Liassosatumalis Kozur and Mostler 1990
G. †Mesosaturnalis Kozur and Mostler 1981
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Mesosaturnalis artus Donofrio and Mostler 1978
Mesosaturnalis furcatus Bragin 2007
G. †Palaeosatumalis Donofrio and Mostler 1978
G. †Praemesosaturnalis Kozur and Mostler 1981
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Praemesosaturnalis convertus Kozur and Mostler 1972
Praemesosaturnalis gracilis Kozur and Mostler 1972
Praemesosaturnalis heilongjiangensis Yang and Mizutani 1991
Praemesosaturnalis quadriradiatus Kozur and Mostler 1972
Praemesosaturnalis validus Donofrio and Mostler 1978
Praemesosaturnalis zapfei Kozur and Mostler 1972
Subfm. Saturnalinae Deflandre 1953
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G. †Acanthocircus Squinabol 1903
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Acanthocircus breviaculeatus Donofrio and Mostler 1978
Acanthocircus calvus Dumitrica and Zügel 2008
Acanthocircus carinatus Foreman 1973
Acanthocircus dumitricai Kiessling 1999
Acanthocircus echinocircus Dumitrica and Zügel 2008
Acanthocircus euganeus Squinabol 1914
Acanthocircus hueyi Pessagno 1976
Acanthocircus italicus Squinabol 1914
Acanthocircus minimus Squinabol 1914
Acanthocircus preclarus Foreman 1975
Acanthocircus rotundus Blome 1984
Acanthocircus simplex Squinabol 1914
Acanthocircus spelae Dumitrica and Zügel 2008
Acanthocircus spinifer Campbell and Clark 1944
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Invalid names: Acanthocircus amissus Squinabol 1914 [synonym]
Acanthocircus tympanum O'Dogherty 1994
Acanthocircus variabilis Squinabol 1914
Acanthocircus venetus Squinabol 1914
Acanthocircus yaoi Yang 1993
Invalid names: Spongosaturnalis Campbell and Clark 1944 [synonym]
G. Aurisaturnalis Dumitrica and Dumitrica-Jud 1994
G. †Moebicircus Dumitrica and Zügel 2008
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G. Praeacanthocircus Kozur and Mostler 1983
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Praeacanthocircus spinosus Kozur and Mostler 1990
G. †Pseudacanthocircus Kozur and Mostler 1990
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Pseudacanthocircus baumgartneri Kozur and Mostler 1990
Pseudacanthocircus laevis Kozur and Mostler 1990
Pseudacanthocircus mediospinosus Kozur and Mostler 1990
Pseudacanthocircus mocki Kozur and Mostler 1990
Pseudacanthocircus pseudosimplex Kozur and Mostler 1990
Pseudacanthocircus terminospinosus Kozur and Mostler 1990
Pseudacanthocircus troegeri Kozur and Mostler 1990
Pseudoacanthocircus troegeri Kozur and Mostler 1990
G. †Spinoellipsella Kozur and Mostler 1990
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Spinoellipsella densispinosa Kozur and Mostler 1990
Spinoellipsella latispinosa Kozur and Mostler 1990
G. †Spongosaturninus Campbell and Clark 1944
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Spongosaturninus corpulentus Dumitrica and Zügel 2008
Spongosaturninus kiesslingi Dumitrica and Zügel 2008
Spongosaturninus matsuokai Dumitrica and Zügel 2008
Spongosaturninus medioangustus Dumitrica and Zügel 2008
Spongosaturninus radius Dumitrica and Zügel 2008
Spongosaturninus tortuosus Dumitrica and Zügel 2008
G. †Vitorfus Pessagno 1977
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Vitorfus campbelli Pessagno 1977
Vitorfus morini Empson-Morin 1981
G. Saturnalis Haeckel 1887
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available