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Vitorfus

Protozoa - Entactinaria - Saturnalidae

Taxonomy
Vitorfus was named by Pessagno (1977). It is not extant. Its type is Vitorfus campbelli.

It was assigned to Vitorfidae by Pessagno (1977); and to Saturnalinae by De Wever et al. (2001).

Species
V. campbelli (type species), V. morini

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Vitorfus Pessagno
2001Vitorfus De Wever et al. p. 209

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

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. †Vitorfus Pessagno 1977
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Vitorfus campbelli Pessagno 1977
Vitorfus morini Empson-Morin 1981
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 Late/Upper Albian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 105.30000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.0 - 100.5USA (California) V. sp. C, V. campbelli (54072)
Early/Lower Albian - Late/Upper Albian112.03 - 99.6USA (California) V. campbelli (54057 54058)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Italy V. minimus (77178) V. minimus, V. campbelli (77255)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy V. brustolensis (78742) V. minimus, V. brustolensis (78741)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Italy V. minimus, V. campbelli (77274)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Italy V. minimus (77294) V. minimus, V. brustolensis (77177) V. minimus, V. brustolensis, V. campbelli (77110) V. morini (77299)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Italy V. brustolensis (77291)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Turkey (Antalya) V. morini (95767)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3Slovakia V. campbelli (95821)
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Turkey (Antalya) V. morini (95768)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6North Pacific V. morini (95806)