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Latentifistulidae ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Latentifistulidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Latentifistularia : Latentifistulidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Latentifistulidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 359 - 347 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last 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) | 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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| Areolicaudatus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 254 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Brianellium ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Latentibifistula ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 18 | 279 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Latentifistula ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 181 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
| Staurentactinia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Ouakidae | GBIF | family | Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Ouakidae |
| Archaeopyramisidae | GBIF | family | Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Archaeopyramisidae |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1983 | Latentifistulidae Nazarov and Ormiston |
| 1986 | Archaeopyramisidae Cheng |
| 1986 | Ouakidae Cheng |
| 2001 | Latentifistulidae De Wever et al. |
| 2017 | Latentifistulidae Noble et al. p. 461 |
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!
