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Unuma
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Unumidae : Unuma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Unumidae : Unuma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Unuma Ichikawa & Yao, 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | in Takayanagi & Saito (Eds). Progress in Micro-paleontology. Selected papers in honor of Prof. Kiyoshi Asano. Micropaleontology Press, Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., New York | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 190 - 183 Ma Early 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) | D. M. Hull. 1997. Upper Jurassic Tethyan and Southern Boreal radiolarians from western North America. Micropaleontology 43(S2):1-202 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Unuma echinatus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 26 | 176 Ma Early Jurassic | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Unuma gordus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 165 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Unuma latusicostatus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Unuma typicus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 14 | 182 Ma Early Jurassic | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Unuma unicus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 190 Ma Early Jurassic | 183 Ma Early Jurassic |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1976 | Unuma Ichikawa and Yao |
| 1997 | Unuma Hull |
| 2001 | Unuma De Wever et al. p. 266 |
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!
