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Napora

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Ultranaporidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Napora Pessagno
1977Ultranapora Pessagno
1982Jacus De Wever
1997Napora Hull p. 114
1999Jacus Kiessling p. 74
2002Napora Sepkoski
2002Ultranapora Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyUltranaporidaePessagno 1977
genusNaporaPessagno 1977

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. Napora Pessagno 1977
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Napora antelopensis Pessagno 1986
Napora aperta Yeh 1987
Napora baumgartneri Pessagno 1986
Napora bearensis Pessagno 1986
Napora blechschmidti Gorican et al. 2006
Napora bukryi Pessagno 1977
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Invalid names: Napora burckhardti Pessagno 1986 [synonym], Napora lospensis Pessagno 1977 [synonym], Napora moctezumaensis Pessagno 1986 [synonym]
Napora conothorax Gorican et al. 2006
Napora cosmica Pessagno 1986
Napora deweveri Baumgartner 1980
Napora durhami Pessagno 1977
Napora graybayensis Pessagno et al. 1986
Napora imperfossa Yang 1993
Napora irregularis Kiessling 1999
Napora latissima Takemura 1986
Napora milleri Blome 1984
Napora opaca Pessagno 1986
Napora pacifica Kiessling 1999
Napora parva Takemura 1986
Napora proba Yeh 1987
Napora propria Yeh 1987
Napora pualensis Blome 1984
Napora pyramidalis Baumgartner 1984
Napora relica Yeh 1987
Invalid names: Jacus De Wever 1982 [synonym], Ultranapora Pessagno 1977 [synonym]
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 Lacian to the top of the Santonian or 227.30000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections (293 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Cyprus N. sp. 1, N. sp. 2 (73854)
Late/Upper Hettangian - Early/Lower Sinemurian201.4 - 192.9Peru (Amazonas) Jacus sp. A (94849)
Hettangian - Pliensbachian201.4 - 184.2Japan N. spp. (120187 120189 120190)
Early/Lower Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Philippines Jacus coronatus (51814) N. horrida, N. sp. A, N. sp. B, Jacus coronatus (51813) N. sp. C, Jacus sp. A (51816)
Late/Upper Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Canada (British Columbia) Jacus sandspitensis (94415) Jacus sandspitensis, N. graybayensis (94386) N. graybayensis (94346 94347 94350 94351 94355 94357 94381 94383 94384 94385 94413)
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Russian Federation Jacus wakitai, Jacus isa (51565)
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9New Zealand Jacus sp. (53751)
Late/Upper Sinemurian - Early/Lower Pliensbachian199.5 - 184.2Canada (British Columbia) N. sandspitensis (119700)
Sinemurian - Pliensbachian199.5 - 184.2Japan N. spp. (120261 120262 120263 120265 120267 120269)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Canada (British Columbia) N. cerromesaensis (119703 119709 119714 119746 119766 119769 119773 119774 119775) N. cerromesaensis, N. reiferensis (119713) N. cerromesaensis, N. sandspitensis (119748 119767 119768 119770 119771 119788 119790 119800 119808 119811)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Early/Lower Albian - Late/Upper Albian113.2 - 100.5USA (California) Ultranapora durhami (54055 54058)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5USA (California) Ultranapora dumitricai, Ultranapora praespinifera, Ultranapora spinifera (54061) Ultranapora durhami (54064 54065) Ultranapora sp. B, Ultranapora durhami (54062)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Italy Ultranapora crassispina, Ultranapora praespinifera (76512) Ultranapora crassispina, Ultranapora praespinifera, Ultranapora durhami (77178 77255)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Oman Ultranapora praespinifera (47786)
Late/Upper Albian - Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9Malaysia Ultranapora sp. (69287 69288 69289 69290 69291 69292 69293 69298)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy Ultranapora crassispina, Ultranapora praespinifera (78742) Ultranapora praespinifera (78741)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy Ultranapora crassispina, Ultranapora praespinifera, Ultranapora durhami (77273) Ultranapora praespinifera, Ultranapora durhami (77274)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy Ultranapora cretacea, Ultranapora dendroacanthos (77110) Ultranapora dendroacanthos (77299) Ultranapora praespinifera (76493)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Slovakia Ultranapora dumitricai (95821)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Russian Federation (Tambov) Ultranapora sp. (95160 95161)