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Archaeosemantis pterostephanus

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Archaeosemantidae

Taxonomy
Archaeosemantis pterostephanus was named by Dumitrica (1978). It is the type species of Archaeosemantis.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. venusta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Archaeosemantis pterostephanus 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
speciespterostephanusDumitrica 1978

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 Illyrian to the top of the Carnian or 243.33000 to 227.30000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Slovenia Archaeosemantis pterostephanus (96051)
Illyrian - Fassanian243.33 - 239.48Slovenia Archaeosemantis pterostephanus (54017 54018 54019 54020)
Illyrian - Fassanian243.33 - 239.48Italy (Veneto) Archaeosemantis pterostephanus (96204)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Philippines Archaeosemantis pterostephanus (53997)