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Botryopera
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Lophophaenidae : Botryopera | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Lophophaenidae : Botryopera | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Botryopera Haeckel, 1887 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Rep. Voy. Challenger, Zool., 18, no. 40, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (50%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 201 - 199 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) | P. De Wever, P. Dumitrica, and JP Caulet, C. Nigrini, M. Caridroit. 2001. Radiolarians in the sedimentary record. London (Gordon & Breach Sc) |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Botryopera laqueatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trisulcus laqueatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1887 | Botryopera Haeckel |
| 1913 | Trisulcus Popofsky |
| 2001 | Botryopera De Wever et al. p. 226 |
References
| De Wever P., Dumitrica P., et al (2001) Radiolarians in the sedimentary record, London (Gordon & Breach Sc), 1-533 |
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!
