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Archocyrtiidae
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Archocyrtiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Archocyrtiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Archocyrtiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (16%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 372 - 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Archocyrtium genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Cerarchocyrtium ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Cyrtisphaeractenium ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 345 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Cyrtisphaeronemium ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Deflandrellium ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Mostlerium ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pararchocyrtium ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Robotium ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1981 | Archocyrtiidae Kozur and Mostler |
| 2001 | Archocyrtiidae De Wever et al. p. 213 |
| 2004 | Archocyrtiidae Feng et al. p. 382 |
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!
