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Sethoperidae

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Sethoperidae

Taxonomy
Sethoperidae was named by Haeckel (1881). Its type is Sethopera.

It was assigned to Nassellaria by Dumitrica and Zügel (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Sethoperidae Haeckel
2003Sethoperidae Dumitrica and Zügel p. 18

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
familySethoperidaeHaeckel 1881
familySethoperidaeHaeckel 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. †Sethoperidae Haeckel 1881
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G. Callimitra Haeckel 1881
G. Cladoscenium Haeckel 1882
G. Clathrocanium Ehrenberg 1860
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Clathrocanium squarosum Ehrenberg 1873
G. Clathrocorys Haeckel 1882
G. Pteropilium Haeckel 1881
G. Sethopera Haeckel 1881
G. Tripodiscinus Haeckel 1887
G. †Turriseiffelus Dumitrica and Zügel 2003
G. Verticillata Popofsky 1913
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: Early/Lower Tithonian or 150.80000 to 145.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 145.0 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Bayern) Turriseiffelus invalidissimus, Turriseiffelus invalidus, Turriseiffelus sp. (51152)