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Cornutella
| Description | Cornutella may refer to: From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornutella, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Theoperidae : Cornutella | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Acropyramididae : Cornutella | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Cornutella Ehrenberg, 1839 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Ehrenberg, Christian G. 1839. Über die Bildung der Kreidefelsen und des Kreidemergels durch unsichtbare Organismen. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1838: 59-147. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (33%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 222 - 212 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) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornutella |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Cornutella californica species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 60 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 61.6 Ma Paleocene | |
| Cornutella cretacea species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Cornutella paleoverdensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cornutella paloverdensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cornutella profunda species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cornutella verrucosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1838 | Cornutella Ehrenberg |
| 2001 | Cornutella De Wever et al. p. 246 |
| 2002 | Cornutella Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2007 | Cornutella Sharma and Takahashi p. 822 |
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!
