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Syringocapsidae
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Syringocapsidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Syringocapsidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Syringocapsidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 247 - 242 Ma 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) | D. M. Hull. 1997. Upper Jurassic Tethyan and Southern Boreal radiolarians from western North America. Micropaleontology 43(S2):1-202 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Japonocapsinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 20 | 176 Ma Early Jurassic | 165 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Dibolachras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 49 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Dicolocapsa ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 190 Ma Early Jurassic | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Ducatus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 191 Ma Early Jurassic | 191 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Fultacapsa ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 18 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 156 Ma Jurassic | |
| Japonocapsa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Katroma ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 449 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Parapodocapsa ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Pleesus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 18 | 199 Ma Early Jurassic | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Podobursa ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 482 | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Podocapsa ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 160 | 199 Ma Early Jurassic | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Quarticella genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 55 | 197 Ma Early Jurassic | 165 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Squinabollum genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 53 | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Syringocapsa ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 518 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Teesium genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 197 Ma Early Jurassic | 197 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Yamatoum genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 31 | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1973 | Syringocapsidae Foreman |
| 1997 | Syringocapsidae Hull |
| 2001 | Syringocapsidae De Wever et al. p. 271 |
References
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!
