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Neopylentonema ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Poulpidae : Neopylentonema | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Poulpidae : Neopylentonema | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Neopylentonema Kozur, 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Geol-Palaeontol Mitt 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 247 - 235 Ma Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last 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) | H. Kozur. 1984. New radiolarian taxa from the Triassic and Jurassic. Geologisch-Paläontologische Mitteilungen Innsbruck 13(2):49-88 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Neopylentonema mesotriassica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | |
| Neopylentonema procera ✝ 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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| 1984 | Neopylentonema Kozur |
| 2001 | Neopylentonema De Wever et al. p. 221 |
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!
