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Quarticella
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Syringocapsidae : Quarticella | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Syringocapsidae : Quarticella | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Quarticella Takemura, 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Palaeontographica (A) 195 (1-3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 197 - 190 Ma Early 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) | P. De Wever, P. Dumitrica, and JP Caulet, C. Nigrini, M. Caridroit. 2001. Radiolarians in the sedimentary record. London (Gordon & Breach Sc) |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Quarticella hunzikeri species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Quarticella magnipora ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | 165 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Quarticella ovalis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 176 Ma Early Jurassic | 165 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Quarticella spinosa species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 176 Ma Early Jurassic | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Quarticella whalenae species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 197 Ma Early Jurassic | 183 Ma Early Jurassic |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1986 | Quarticella Takemura |
| 2001 | Quarticella De Wever et al. p. 273 |
References
| De Wever P., Dumitrica P., et al (2001) Radiolarians in the sedimentary record, London (Gordon & Breach Sc), 1-533 |
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!
