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Calocyclas

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Eucyrtidiidae

Taxonomy
Calocyclas was named by Ehrenberg (1847) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l T Eo-u]. It is extant. Its type is Calocyclas turris.

It was assigned to Eucyrtidiidae by De Wever et al. (2001); and to Nassellaria by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
C. hispida, C. turris (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Calocyclas Ehrenberg
2001Calocyclas De Wever et al. p. 278
2002Calocyclas Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyEucyrtidiaceaEhrenberg 1847
familyEucyrtidiidaeEhrenberg 1847
genusCalocyclasEhrenberg 1847

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. Calocyclas Ehrenberg 1847
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Calocyclas hispida Ehrenberg) 1873
Calocyclas turris Ehrenberg 1874
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Middle Miocene or 56.00000 to 11.63000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Cyprus C. hispida (90892 90893 90894)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Cyprus C. hispida (90889 90890 90891)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Peru (Ica) C. hispida, C. turris (84654)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Ecuador C. margatensis (90851)