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Sarla ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4893706	https://www.gbif.org/species/4893706
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	291	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=291

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Capnuchosphaeridae : Sarla

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Spumellaria : Capnuchosphaeridae : Sarla

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Rhizaria
phylum	Retaria	Cavalier-Smith 1999
class	Radiolaria	Müller 1858
superorder	Polycystina
order	Spumellaria	Ehrenberg 1875
family	Capnuchosphaeridae	De Wever 1979
genus	Sarla	Pessagno 1979

Scientific Name

Sarla Pessagno, 1979

Name Published In

in Pessagno, Finch & Abbott, Micropaleontology 25 (2)

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Sarla	genus	belongs to Capnuchosphaeridae	stated without evidence	Sashida et al., 1999
Sarla	genus	belongs to Spumellaria	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

247 - 242 Ma
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)

E. A. Pessagno, W. Finch, and P. L. Abbott. 1979. Upper Triassic Radiolaria from the San Hipólito Formation, Baja California. Micropaleontology 25(2):160-197

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Sarla delicata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	13	228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Sarla externa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	8	228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Sarla formosa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	2	228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Sarla natividadensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	5	216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Sarla plena ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	12	228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Sarla prietoensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	6	216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Sarla robusta ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	6	222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Sarla transita ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	16	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Sarla triangulata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Sarla vetusta ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	34	237 Ma Middle Triassic	216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Sarla vizcainoensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	14	228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1979	Sarla Pessagno et al. p. 174
1999	Sarla Sashida et al. p. 773
2002	Sarla Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Pessagno E. A., Finch W., et al (1979) Upper Triassic Radiolaria from the San Hipólito Formation, Baja California, Micropaleontology 25 2, 160-197

Sashida K., Kamata Y., et al (1999) Middle Triassic Radiolarians from West Timor, Indonesia, Journal of Paleontology 73 5, 765-786

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

GBIF/Paleo Database - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus (authority adjusted) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

in Pessagno, Finch & Abbott, Micropaleontology 25 (2) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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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