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Trigonosphaera
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Xiphostylidae : Trigonosphaera | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Spumellaria : Xiphostylidae : Trigonosphaera | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Trigonosphaera Feng, 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Revue de Micropaleontologie 47: -. [135-143] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 254 - 252 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | passively mobile (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | omnivore (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | silica (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | Q. Feng, W. He, and S. Gu, Y. Meng, Y. Jin, F. Zhang. 2007. Radiolarian evolution during the latest Permian in south China. Global and Planetary Change 55:177-192 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Trigonosphaera calvata species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 254 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2004 | Trigonosphaera Feng |
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!
