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Zygocircus

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Acanthodesmiidae

Taxonomy
Zygocircus was named by Bütschli (1882) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m R]. It is extant.

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

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Zygocircus Bütschli
1892Zygocircus priscus Rüst
1892Zygocircus simplicissimus Rüst
2001Zygocircus De Wever et al. p. 232
2002Zygocircus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyAcanthodesmiaceaHertwig 1879
familyAcanthodesmiidaeHertwig 1879
genusZygocircusBütschli 1882

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. Zygocircus Bütschli 1882
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Invalid names: Zygocircus priscus Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium], Zygocircus simplicissimus Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available