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Patellula
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Sponguridae : Patellula | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Spumellaria : Sponguridae : Patellula | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Patellula Kozlova, 1972 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | in Petrushevskaya & Kozlova, Initial Rep. deep Sea Drilling Proj. 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (20%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 166 - 164 Ma Middle 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) | W. Kiessling. 1995. Palökologische Verwertbarkeit oberjurassisch-unterkretazischer Radiolarienfaunen mit Beispielen aus Antarktis, Oman und Südalpen. Unpublished Ph.D. University of Erlangen, Germany |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Patellula andrusovi species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Patellula ecliptica species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Patellula euessceei species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Patellula heroica species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1972 | Patellula Kozlova |
| 1995 | Patellula Kiessling |
| 2001 | Patellula De Wever et al. p. 166 |
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!
