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Dactyliosphaera ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Dactyliosphaeridae : Dactyliosphaera | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Spumellaria : Dactyliosphaeridae : Dactyliosphaera | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | doubtful | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Dactyliosphaera Squinabol, 1904 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Atti Mem. Accad. Padova, (N. S.), 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 122 - 112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 85.8 - 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1904 | Dactyliosphaera Squinabol |
2001 | Dactyliosphaera De Wever et al. p. 134 |
2002 | Dactyliosphaera 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!