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Cenosphaera
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Actinommidae : Cenosphaera | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Spumellaria : Actinommidae : Cenosphaera | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Cenosphaera Ehrenberg, 1854 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Ehrenberg, Christian G. 1854. Systematische Charakteristik der neuen mikroskopischen Organismen des tiefen atlantischen Oceans. Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preußischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1854: 236-250. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (50%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 254 - 252 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Cenosphaera andoi species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
| Cenosphaera boria species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cenosphaera cabrierensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cenosphaera coronata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cenosphaera cristata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cenosphaera durhami species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cenosphaera eocenica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cenosphaera favosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cenosphaera hexata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cenosphaera jenkinsi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cenosphaera megachile species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cenosphaera oceanica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cenosphaera reticulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cenosphaera veneris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Cenophaera Ehrenberg, 1854 | GBIF | genus | Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Actinommidae : Cenophaera |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1854 | Cenosphaera Ehrenberg |
| 2002 | Cenosphaera Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2007 | Cenosphaera Sharma and Takahashi p. 818 |
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!
