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Xiphotheca

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Ruesticyrtiidae

Taxonomy
Xiphotheca was named by De Wever (1979) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Carn].

It was synonymized subjectively with Xiphothecaella by Kozur et al. (2007) and O'Dogherty et al. (2009).

It was assigned to Ruesticyrtiidae by De Wever et al. (2001); and to Nassellaria by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Xiphotheca De Wever
2001Xiphotheca De Wever et al. p. 262
2002Xiphotheca Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyRuesticyrtiidaeKozur and Mostler 1979
genusXiphothecaDe Wever 1979

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. †Xiphotheca De Wever 1979
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†Xiphotheca irregularis Tekin 1999
†Xiphotheca pseudolonga Tekin 1999
†Xiphotheca transitus Tekin 1999
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 Tuvalian to the top of the Lacian or 232.00000 to 215.56000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Japan X. sp. (77126)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (Oregon) X. sp. A (96067)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Croatia X. sp. (96133)
Tuvalian - Lacian232.0 - 215.56Turkey X. irregularis (130689)
Tuvalian - Norian232.0 - 208.5Croatia X. sp. (96134 96135)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Cyprus X. sp. (73854)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Turkey X. irregularis (130684 130687 130691) X. irregularis, X. pseudolonga, X. transitus (130697) X. pseudolonga (130701) X. pseudolonga, X. transitus (130693 130696) X. transitus (130698)