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Theocotylissa ficus

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Theocotylidae

Taxonomy
Eucyrtidium ficus was named by Ehrenberg (1873). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Theocotylissa.

It was recombined as Theocotylissa ficus by Foreman (1973), Sanfilippo et al. (2003), Suzuki (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Eucyrtidium ficus Ehrenberg p. 228
1973Theocotylissa ficus Foreman
2003Theocotylissa ficus Sanfilippo et al. p. 57
2009Theocotylissa ficus Suzuki

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyEucyrtidiaceaEhrenberg 1847
familyTheocotylidaePetrushevskaya 1981
genusTheocotylissaRiedel and Sanfilippo 1970
speciesficus(Ehrenberg 1873)

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.

Theocotylissa ficus Ehrenberg 1873
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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: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Lutetian or 56.00000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Cyprus Theocotylissa ficus (90892 90893 90894)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Cyprus Theocotylissa ficus (90889 90890 90891)