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Tetraporobrachia ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Hagiastridae : Tetraporobrachia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Spumellaria : Hagiastridae : Tetraporobrachia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Tetraporobrachia Kozur & Mostler, 1979 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Geologisch-Palaeontologische Mitteilungen 9 (1-2), Marz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 237 - 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 209 - 201 Ma Mesozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | passively mobile (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | omnivore (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | silica (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | H. Kozur and H. Mostler. 1979. Beiträge zur Erforschung der mesozoischen Radiolarien, Teil III: Die Oberfamilien Actinommacea Haeckel 1862 emend., Artiscacea Haeckel 1882, Multiarcusellacea nov. der Spumellaria und triassische Nassellaria [Contributions to the Mesozoic Radiolaria, part III: Superfamilies Actinommacea Haeckel 1862 emend., Artiscacea Haeckel 1882, Multiarcusellacea nov. of Spumellaria and Triassic Nassellaria]. Geologisch-Paläontologische Mitteilungen Innsbruck 9:1-132 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Tetraporobrachia asymmetrica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Tetraporobrachia composita ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 212 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Tetraporobrachia haeckeli ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Pentaporobrachia Kozur & Mostler, 1981 | GBIF | genus | Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Hagiastridae : Pentaporobrachia |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1979 | Tetraporobrachia Kozur and Mostler |
| 1981 | Pentaporobrachia Kozur and Mostler |
| 2001 | Tetraporobrachia De Wever et al. p. 136 |
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!
