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Caphtorocyrtium
Source Data |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Deflandrecyrtiidae : Caphtorocyrtium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Deflandrecyrtiidae : Caphtorocyrtium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Caphtorocyrtium Bragin, 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | in Bragin & Krylov, Geodiversitas 21 (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 222 - 216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | passively mobile (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | omnivore (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | silica (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | N. Y. Bragin and K. A. Krylov. 1999. Early Norian Radiolaria from Cyprus. Geodiversitas 21(4):539-569 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Caphtorocyrtium paenuloides species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
Caphtorocyrtium tenerum species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1999 | Caphtorocyrtium Bragin and Krylov p. 560 |
References
Bragin N. Y., Krylov K. A. (1999) Early Norian Radiolaria from Cyprus, Geodiversitas 21 4, 539-569 |
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!