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Triassistephanidium ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Eptingiidae : Triassistephanidium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Entactinaria : Eptingiidae : Triassistephanidium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Triassistephanidium Dumitrica, 1978 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Dari Seama Sed. Inst. Geol. Rom. 64 (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 247 - 242 Ma Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 235 - 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Triassistephanidium anisicum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Triassistephanidium laticornis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 242 Ma Middle Triassic |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1978 | Triassistephanidium Dumitrica |
| 2001 | Triassistephanidium De Wever et al. p. 188 |
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!
