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Gigi fustis

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	8880369	https://www.gbif.org/species/8880369
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	166072	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=166072

Rank

species

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Eucyrtidiidae : Gigi : Gigi fustis

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Eucyrtidiidae : Gigi : Gigi fustis

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Rhizaria
phylum	Retaria	Cavalier-Smith 1999
class	Radiolaria	Müller 1858
superorder	Polycystina
order	Nassellaria	Ehrenberg 1875
superfamily	Eucyrtidiacea	Ehrenberg 1847
family	Eucyrtidiidae	Ehrenberg 1847
genus	Gigi	De Wever 1982
species	Gigi fustis	De Wever 1982

Generic Name

Gigi

Scientific Name

Gigi fustis De Wever, 1982

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Gigi fustis	species	belongs to Gigi	stated with evidence	De Wever, 1982

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

201 - 190 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. 1982. Nassellaria (Radiolaires polycystines) du Lias de Turquie. Revue de Micropaleontologie 24(4):189-232

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1982	Gigi fustis De Wever

References

De Wever P. (1982) Nassellaria (Radiolaires polycystines) du Lias de Turquie, Revue de Micropaleontologie 24 4, 189-232

P. De Wever (1982) Nassellaria (Radiolaires polycystines) du Lias de Turquie: Revue de Micropaleontologie 4: 189--232 - via Catalogue of Life

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!

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