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Sphaeropyle
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Actinommidae : Sphaeropyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Spumellaria : Actinommidae : Sphaeropyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Sphaeropyle Dreyer, 1889 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Dreyer, F. 1889. Die Pylombildungen in vergleichend-anatomischer und entwicklugs-geschichtlicher Beziehung bei Radiolarien und bei Protisten überhaupt, nebst System und Beschreibung neuer und der bis jetzt bekannten pylomatischen Spummellarien. Jenaische Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaft herausgegeben von der medizinisch-naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena, Funfzehnter Band, Neue Folge 23: 77-214. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 5.33 - 3.60 Ma Neogene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Sphaeropyle antarctica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaeropyle langii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaeropyle mespilus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1889 | Sphaeropyle Dreyer |
2001 | Sphaeropyle De Wever et al. p. 121 |
2002 | Sphaeropyle 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!