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Perseus
| Description | In Greek mythology, Perseus (Greek: Περσεύς) is the legendary founder of Mycenae and of the Perseid dynasty. He was, alongside Cadmus and Bellerophon, the greatest Greek hero and slayer of monsters before the days of Heracles. He beheaded the Gorgon Medusa for Polydectes and saved Andromeda from the sea monster Cetus. He was the son of Zeus and the mortal Danaë, as well as the half-brother and great-grandfather of Heracles. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perseus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source Data |
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| Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Palaeoscenidiidae : Perseus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Perseus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Perseus Takemura & Nakaseko, 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Memoirs Fac. Sci. Kyoto Univ. (Geol. Mineral.) 49 (1-2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 201 - 190 Ma Early Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | passively mobile (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | omnivore (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | silica (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | W. Kiessling. 2005. Unpublished radiolarian data and taxonomic expertise. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perseus |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Perseus tingoensis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | 201 Ma Early Jurassic |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1983 | Perseus Takemura and Nakaseko |
| 2005 | Perseus Kiessling |
References
| Kiessling W. (2005) Unpublished radiolarian data and taxonomic expertise |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
