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Napora pacifica

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Ultranaporidae

Taxonomy
Napora pacifica was named by Kiessling (1999). Its type locality is Longing Gap Radiolarians, K 20-1, which is in a Tithonian basinal (siliciclastic) mudstone in the Ameghino Formation of Antarctica.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Napora pacifica Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyUltranaporidaePessagno 1977
genusNaporaPessagno 1977
speciespacifica

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.

Napora pacifica Kiessling 1999
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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 Early/Lower Tithonian to the top of the Late/Upper Tithonian or 149.20000 to 143.10000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bayern) Napora pacifica (51152)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06USA (California) Napora pacifica (50743 50744)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Antarctica Napora pacifica (type locality: 46962 46964 46971)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Antarctica Napora pacifica (46968)