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Xitus

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Xitidae

Taxonomy
Xitus was named by Pessagno (1977) [Sepkoski's age data: J Tith K Maes].

It was assigned to Xitidae by Kiessling (1995); and to Nassellaria by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Xitus Pessagno
1995Xitus Kiessling
2002Xitus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyEucyrtidiaceaEhrenberg 1847
familyXitidaePessagno 1977
genusXitusPessagno 1977

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. †Xitus Pessagno 1977
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Xitus alievi Foreman 1973
Xitus antelopensis Pessagno 1977
Xitus asymbatos Foreman 1968
Xitus gifuensis Mizutani 1981
Xitus magnus Baumgartner 1995
Xitus mosquensis Vishnevskaya and De Wever 1998
Xitus pulcher Pessagno 1977
Xitus reticulatus Hori 1999
Xitus singularis Hull 1997
Xitus spicularius Aliev 1961
Xitus takayanagii Taketani 1982
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available