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Archaeosemantis cristianensis

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Archaeosemantidae

Taxonomy
Archaeosemantis cristianensis was named by Dumitrica (1982). Its type specimen is I.G.G. 103745 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CR and CRH, Fabricii valley, Cristian village, which is in a Pelsonian marine horizon in Romania.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. venusta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Archaeosemantis cristianensis Dumitrica

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyArchaeosemantidaeKozur and Mostler 1981
genusArchaeosemantis
speciescristianensis

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.

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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 Spathian to the top of the Illyrian or 248.10000 to 241.46400 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Japan (Tochigi) Archaeosemantis cristianensis (220574 220575 220579 220580)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Japan Archaeosemantis cristianensis (95372)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Japan (Kanto) Archaeosemantis cristianensis (220548 220552 220567)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Thailand Archaeosemantis cristianensis (73871 131579)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Romania Archaeosemantis cristianensis (type locality: 130108)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Slovenia Archaeosemantis cristianensis (96051)
Illyrian - Fassanian243.33 - 239.48Italy (Veneto) Archaeosemantis cristianensis (96204)
Illyrian - Fassanian243.33 - 239.48Slovenia Archaeosemantis cristianensis (54017 54019 54020)