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Orosphaeridae
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Orosphaeridae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Spumellaria : Orosphaeridae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Orosphaeridae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Haeckel, E. (1887). Report on the Radiolaria collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology. 18 (part 40): i-clxxxviii [188], 1-1803, pl. 1-140. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 5 (100%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 151 - 145 Ma Late 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. 1999. Late Jurassic radiolarians from the Antarctic Peninsula. Micropaleontology 45(S1):1-96 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Orodapis genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Oropelex genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Oroscena genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orosphaera genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Orostaurus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Polyentactinia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 22 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1887 | Orosphaeridae Haeckel |
| 1999 | Orosphaeridae Kiessling p. 44 |
| 2004 | Orosphaeridae Feng et al. p. 388 |
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!
