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Protoentactinia

Protozoa - Archaeospicularia - Protoentactiniidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Noblella Kozur et al. p. 251
1996Protoentactinia Kozur et al. p. 251
1996Noblella Kozur et al. p. 255
2001Protoentactinia De Wever et al. p. 175
2002Paulanoblella Kozur and Repetski
2002Protoentactinia Won and Iams p. 29
2007Protoentactinia Won et al.
2008Protoentactinia Maletz and Bruton p. 1186
2017Protoentactinia Noble et al. p. 435

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RankNameAuthor
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderArchaeospiculariaDumitrica et al. 2000
familyProtoentactiniidaeKozur et al. 1996
genusProtoentactinia

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. †Protoentactinia Kozur et al. 1996
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Protoentactinia bifurcata Maletz and Bruton 2007
Protoentactinia deformis Won et al. 2005
Protoentactinia gracilispinosa Kozur et al. 1996
Protoentactinia kozuriana Won et al. 2005
Protoentactinia latospinosa Kozur et al. 1996
Protoentactinia minuta Kozur et al. 1996
Protoentactinia primigena Won et al. 2005
Protoentactinia transformis Won et al. 2005
Invalid names: Paulanoblella Kozur and Repetski 2002 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M.-Z. Won and W. J. Iams 2002A spicular skeleton generally consisting of six (rarely eight) median bar-centered rays, rays trifurcated and these trifurcated first-order branches repeatedly furcated from one to
four times, but the number (two or three) of branchings differing from ray to ray; branches smaller, thinner and shorter towards the outer part of the shell.
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 Trempealeauan to the top of the Llanvirn or 501.00000 to 460.90000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Franconian501.0 - 485.4Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) P. gracilispinosa (90965 90967 90968)
Trempealeauan501.0 - 485.4Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) P. gracilispinosa (90970 90971)
Tremadoc485.4 - 477.7USA (Nevada) P. sp. A, P. sp. B, P. sp. C, P. gracilispinosa, P. latospinosa, P. minuta, Noblella tremadociensis (90927)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) P. gracilispinosa (234142) P. gracilispinosa, P. kozuriana, P. primigena, P. transformis (234138 234141) P. gracilispinosa, P. transformis (234143)
Llanvirn466.0 - 460.9Norway P. sp. (90921 90922)