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Ovum

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Lophophaenidae

Taxonomy
Ovum was named by De Wever (1982). Its type is Ovum cetinum.

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

Species
O. cetinum (type species), O. ovum, O. pertusum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Ovum De Wever
2001Ovum De Wever et al. p. 226

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyLophophaenidaeHaeckel 1881
genusOvum

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. †Ovum De Wever 1982
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†Ovum cetinum De Wever 1982
Ovum ovum Linnaeus 1758
†Ovum pertusum De Wever 1982
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: Pliensbachian or 190.80000 to 182.70000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 182.7 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Turkey (Antalya) O. cetinum, O. pertusum (81267)