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Monicastericidae

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Monicastericidae

Taxonomy
Monicastericidae was named by Kozur and Mostler (1994). Its type is Monicasterix.

It was assigned to Acanthodesmiacea by De Wever et al. (2001).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Monicastericidae Kozur and Mostler
2001Monicastericidae De Wever et al. p. 242

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyAcanthodesmiaceaHertwig 1879
familyMonicastericidaeKozur and Mostler 1994
familyMonicastericidaeKozur and Mostler 1994

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.

Fm. †Monicastericidae Kozur and Mostler 1994
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G. †Monicasterix Kozur and Mostler 1994
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Monicasterix ornata Tekin and Mostler 2005
Monicasterix parvisegmentata Tekin and Mostler 2005
Monicasterix pulchra Tekin and Mostler 2005
G. †Tubotriassocyrtis Kozur and Mostler 1994
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 Fassanian to the top of the Longobardian or 241.46400 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Fassanian241.464 - 239.48Indonesia Monicasterix sp. (66921)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Japan Tubotriassocyrtis annulata (77120 77121)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Monicasterix ornata, Monicasterix parvisegmentata, Monicasterix pulchra (66892)