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Protoentactinia ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Palaeoscenidiidae : Protoentactinia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Archaeospicularia : Protoentactiniidae : Protoentactinia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Protoentactinia Kozur, Mostler & Repetski, 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Geol-Palaeontol Mitt 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 501 - 485 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 466 - 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | passively mobile (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | omnivore (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | silica (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | H. W. Kozur, H. Mostler, and J. E. Repetski. 1996. Well-preserved Tremadocian primitive Radiolaria from the Windfall Formation of the Antelope Range, Eureka County, Nevada, USA. Geol Paläont Mitt Innsbruck 21:245-271 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Noblella tremadociensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
| Protoentactinia gracilispinosa ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
| Protoentactinia latospinosa ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
| Protoentactinia minuta ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
| Protoentactinia tremadociensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1996 | Noblella Kozur et al. p. 251 |
| 1996 | Protoentactinia Kozur et al. p. 251 |
| 1996 | Noblella Kozur et al. p. 255 |
| 2001 | Protoentactinia De Wever et al. p. 175 |
| 2002 | Paulanoblella Kozur and Repetski |
| 2002 | Protoentactinia Won and Iams p. 29 |
| 2008 | Protoentactinia Maletz and Bruton p. 1186 |
| 2017 | Protoentactinia Noble et al. p. 435 |
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!
