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Retisphaera

Entactinaria - Entactiniidae

Taxonomy
Retisphaera was named by Won (1997).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Retisphaera Won
2001Retisphaera De Wever et al. p. 181
2017Retisphaera Noble et al. p. 447

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomRhizaria
superphylumRetariaCavalier-Smith 1999
phylumRadiolariaMüller 1858
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
RankNameAuthor
orderEntactinariaKozur and Mostler 1982
familyEntactiniidaeRiedel 1967
genusRetisphaeraWon 1997

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. †Retisphaera 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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available