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Deflandrecyrtiidae
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Deflandrecyrtiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Deflandrecyrtiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Deflandrecyrtiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 247 - 237 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) | 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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| Caphtorocyrtium genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Deflandrecyrtium ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 164 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Dreyericyrtium ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Haeckelicyrtium ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 68 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Hetalum ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Tricornicyrtium ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1979 | Deflandrecyrtiidae Kozur and Mostler |
| 2001 | Deflandrecyrtiidae De Wever et al. p. 248 |
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!
