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Droltus orchardi

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Bagotidae

Taxonomy
Droltus orchardi was named by Carter (1993). Its type locality is 89-CNA-KPX-3 Kennecott Point, Graham Island, which is in a Rhaetian basinal (siliciclastic) limestone/siltstone in the Sandilands Formation of Canada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. galerus, D. obesus, D. satoi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Droltus orchardi Carter

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyArchaeodictyomitraceaPessagno 1976
familyBagotidae
genusDroltus
speciesorchardi

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.

†Droltus orchardi Carter 1993
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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 (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Canada (British Columbia) Droltus orchardi (94701 94702 type locality: 94703 94706 94724 94725 94728 94733 94737 94738 94740 94741 94744 94747 94753 94756)