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Heliodiscidae

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Heliodiscidae

Taxonomy
Heliodiscidae was named by Haeckel (1881). It is extant. Its type is Heliodiscus.

It was assigned to Spumellaria by De Wever et al. (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Heliodiscidae Haeckel
2001Heliodiscidae De Wever et al. p. 124

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyHeliodiscidaeHaeckel 1881
familyHeliodiscidaeHaeckel 1881

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.

Fm. Heliodiscidae Haeckel 1881
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G. Astrophacus Haeckel 1881
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Astrophacus cingulatus Aberdeen 1940
G. Excentrococcus Dumitrica 1978
G. Excentrodiscus Hollande and Enjumet 1960
G. Excentrosphaerella Dumitrica 1978
G. Heliodiscus Haeckel 1862
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Heliodiscus tunicatus O'Connor 1997
Invalid names: Heliodiscus acucinctus Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium], Heliodiscus saturnalis Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available