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Circulaforma

Protozoa - Albaillellaria - Ceratoikiscidae

Taxonomy
Circulaforma was named by Cheng (1986) [Sepkoski's age data: C Vise-u C Bash-u Sepkoski's reference number: 701]. Its type is Circulaforma delicata.

It was assigned to Spumellaria by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ceratoikiscidae by Aitchison et al. (1999), De Wever et al. (2001) and Noble et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Circulaforma Cheng
1999Circulaforma Aitchison et al. p. 156
2001Circulaforma De Wever et al. p. 92
2002Circulaforma Sepkoski
2017Circulaforma Noble et al. p. 423

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderAlbaillellariaDeflandre 1953
familyCeratoikiscidaeHoldsworth 1969
genusCirculaformaCheng 1986

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. †Circulaforma Cheng 1986
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Circulaforma admissarius Stratford and Aitchison 1997
Circulaforma annula Won and Seo 2010
Circulaforma davidi Aitchison 1999
Circulaforma delicata Cheng 1986
Circulaforma oilensis Schwartzapfel and Holdsworth 1996
Circulaforma robusta Cheng 1986
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available