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Magnisphaera

Protozoa - Entactinaria - Entactiniidae

Taxonomy
Magnisphaera was named by Won (1997). It is not extant. Its type is Magnisphaera gigantea.

It was assigned to Entactiniidae by De Wever et al. (2001) and Noble et al. (2017).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Magnisphaera Won
2001Magnisphaera De Wever et al. p. 180
2017Magnisphaera Noble et al. p. 443

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderEntactinariaKozur and Mostler 1982
familyEntactiniidaeRiedel 1967
genusMagnisphaera

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. †Magnisphaera Won 1997
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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: Early/Lower Frasnian or 383.70000 to 382.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4Australia (Western Australia) M. aitchisoniana, M. gigantea, M. imperfecta (233596)