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Protunuma ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Unumidae : Protunuma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Unumidae : Protunuma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Protunuma Ichikawa & Yao, 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | in Takayanagi & Saito (Eds). Progress in Micropaleontology. Selected papers in honor of Prof. Kiyoshi Asano. Micropaleontology Press, Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., New York | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 182 - 176 Ma Early Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Protunuma europeus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Protunuma japonicus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 61 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Protunuma ochiensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 165 Ma Middle Jurassic |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Protonuma | GBIF | genus | Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Unumidae : Protonuma |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1976 | Protunuma Ichikawa and Yao |
| 2001 | Protunuma De Wever et al. p. 266 |
| 2002 | Protunuma Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!
