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Kalimnasphaera ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Kalimnasphaera | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Spumellaria : Kalimnasphaera | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Kalimnasphaera Webby & Blom, 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Journal Paleont. 60 (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 453 - 443 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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2002 | Kalimnasphaera 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!