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Tetrarchiplagia ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Collozoidae : Tetrarchiplagia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Plagiacanthidae : Tetrarchiplagia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Tetrarchiplagia Dumitrica, 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Revista esp. Micropaleont. 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 251 - 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 151 - 145 Ma Late 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. Dumitrica. 1982. Middle Triassic Spicular Radiolaria. Revista Española de Micropaleontología 14:401-428 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Tetrarchiplagia arborescens ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | |
| Tetrarchiplagia centroconcha ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | |
| Tetrarchiplagia quadrispina ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1982 | Tetrarchiplagia Dumitrica p. 413 |
| 2001 | Tetrarchiplagia De Wever et al. p. 219 |
| 2003 | Tetrarchiplagia Dumitrica and Zügel p. 16 |
| 2004 | Tetrarchiplagia Dumitrica p. 207 |
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!
