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Staurosphaera antiqua

Protozoa - Actinommidae

Taxonomy
Staurosphaera antiqua was named by Rüst (1885).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Staurosphaera antiqua Rüst

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superfamilyEthmosphaeraceaHaeckel 1862
familyActinommidaeHaeckel 1862
genusStaurosphaeraHaeckel 1881
speciesantiquaRüst 1885

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.

Staurosphaera antiqua Rüst 1885
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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 Callovian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 165.30000 to 145.06000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Italy Staurosphaera antiqua (47163)
Middle Callovian165.3 - 161.5Italy Staurosphaera antiqua (53907)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Italy Staurosphaera antiqua (47168)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Switzerland Staurosphaera antiqua (47162)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Antarctica Staurosphaera antiqua (46961)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Italy Staurosphaera antiqua (47166)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Italy Staurosphaera antiqua (47167)