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Entactinosphaera spinulata

Protozoa - Entactinaria - Entactiniidae

Taxonomy
Entactinosphaera spinulata was named by Carter (1993). Its type locality is 85-CNA-SP-9/1 Louise Island, which is in a Rhaetian basinal (siliciclastic) limestone/siltstone in the Sandilands Formation of Canada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. chiakensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Entactinosphaera spinulata Carter

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderEntactinariaKozur and Mostler 1982
familyEntactiniidaeRiedel 1967
genusEntactinosphaeraForeman 1963
speciesspinulata

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: Rhaetian or 205.70000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Canada (British Columbia) Entactinosphaera spinulata (94707 94713 94733 94736 94737 94738 type locality: 94740 94741 94743 94751 94753 94756 94760 94763)