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Staurosphaera

Protozoa - Actinommidae

Taxonomy
Staurosphaera was named by Haeckel (1881) [Sepkoski's age data: J Call-l R]. It is extant. Its type is Staurosphaera pusilla.

It was assigned to Actinommidae by Carter et al. (1988); and to Spumellaria by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Staurosphaera Haeckel
1892Staurosphaera fragilis Rüst
1892Staurosphaera quadrangularis Rüst
1892Staurosphaera setispina Rüst
1988Staurosphaera Carter et al. p. 27
2002Staurosphaera Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superfamilyEthmosphaeraceaHaeckel 1862
familyActinommidaeHaeckel 1862
genusStaurosphaeraHaeckel 1881

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.

G. Staurosphaera Haeckel 1881
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†Staurosphaera amplissima Foreman 1973
†Staurosphaera antiqua Rüst 1885
†Staurosphaera crassispina Ruedemann and Wilson 1936
†Staurosphaera fluegeli Kozur and Mostler 1979
†Staurosphaera ornata Hinde 1899
†Staurosphaera rotunda Aberdeen 1940
†Staurosphaera sancta Ruedemann and Wilson 1936
Invalid names: Staurosphaera fragilis Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium], Staurosphaera quadrangularis Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium], Staurosphaera setispina Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium]
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 Late/Upper Albian or 248.10000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Russian Federation (Primorsky Krai) S. sp. (220622)
Middle Triassic - Carnian246.7 - 227.3Russian Federation (Primorsky Krai) S. sp. (203012)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Austria S. fluegeli (95665)
Middle Toarcian182.9 - 180.4Canada (British Columbia) S. amplissima (71090)
Middle Toarcian - Late/Upper Toarcian182.9 - 174.7Canada (British Columbia) S. amplissima (71094 71095 71096 71098 71099)
Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Canada (British Columbia) S. amplissima (71127)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Italy S. antiqua (47163)
Middle Callovian165.3 - 161.5Italy S. antiqua (53907)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Italy S. antiqua (47168)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Switzerland S. antiqua (47162)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Italy S. antiqua (47166)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Antarctica S. antiqua (46961)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Italy S. antiqua (47167)
Early/Lower Tithonian - Middle Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Austria S. amplissima (51228)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Austria S. amplissima (51204)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Berriasian145.06 - 137.05Germany S. amplissima (47169)
Early/Lower Berriasian143.1 - 141.0Philippines S. sp. 1 (51153)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Austria S. amplissima (51197)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Oman S. amplissima (47179)
Early/Lower Albian - Middle Albian113.2 - 106.3Greece S. longispina (48572 48573)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Italy S. euganea (76512)