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Trilonche ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	7623802	https://www.gbif.org/species/7623802
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	380	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=380

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Entactiniidae : Trilonche

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Entactinaria : Entactiniidae : Trilonche

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Rhizaria
phylum	Retaria	Cavalier-Smith 1999
class	Radiolaria	Müller 1858
superorder	Polycystina
order	Entactinaria	Kozur and Mostler 1982
family	Entactiniidae	Riedel 1967
genus	Trilonche	Hinde 1899

Scientific Name

Trilonche Hinde, 1899

Name Published In

Quart. J. Geol. Soc., 55

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Trilonche	genus	belongs to Entactiniinae	stated with evidence	Aitchison et al., 1999
Trilonche	genus	belongs to Entactiniidae	stated with evidence	De Wever et al., 2001
Trilonche	genus	belongs to Spumellaria	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Trilonche	genus	belongs to Entactiniinae	stated with evidence	Wang et al., 2003
Trilonche	genus	belongs to Entactiniidae	stated with evidence	Noble et al., 2017

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

408 - 393 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian

Last Recorded Appearance

172 - 168 Ma
Middle 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)

J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Trilonche cancellicula ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian	383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Trilonche cimelia species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Trilonche davidi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian	380 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Trilonche echinatum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Trilonche elegans ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian	388 Ma Middle Devonian
Trilonche hindea ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Trilonche minax ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian	380 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Trilonche robusta ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian	388 Ma Middle Devonian
Trilonche tetractinia ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Trilonche vetusta ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian	388 Ma Middle Devonian

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Duosphaera Won, 1998	GBIF	genus	Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Entactiniidae : *Duosphaera*
Bisphaera Won, 1997	GBIF	genus	Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Entactiniidae : *Bisphaera*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1899	Druppalonche Hinde
1899	Staurodruppa Hinde
1899	Trilonche Hinde
1997	Bisphaera Won
1998	Duosphaera Won
1999	Trilonche Aitchison et al. p. 144
2000	Bientactinosphaera Afanasieva

Year	Name and Author
2000	Ornatoentactinia Afanasieva
2001	Trilonche De Wever et al. p. 180
2002	Staurodruppa Sepkoski, Jr.
2002	Trilonche Sepkoski, Jr.
2003	Trilonche Wang et al. p. 132
2017	Trilonche Noble et al. p. 449

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Aitchison J. C., Davis A. M., et al (1999) Lower and Middle Devonian Radiolarian Biozonation of the Gamilaroi Terrane New England Orogen, Eastern Australia, Micropaleontology 45 2, 138-162

De Wever P., Dumitrica P., et al (2001) Radiolarians in the sedimentary record, London (Gordon & Breach Sc), 1-533

Wang Y., Aitchison J. C., et al (2003) Devonian radiolarian faunas from South China, Micropaleontology 49 2, 127-145

Noble P., Aitchison J. C., et al (2017) Taxonomy of Paleozoic radiolarian genera, Geodiversitas 39, 419-502

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!

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